Gerry Connolly actually said...

"I certainly hope that this would reflect a new day dawning here in the committee and that we can proceed civilly."

"Review of these emails revealed that there was a lot of discussion between the employees on how to process the Tea Party and other political applications."

"Since I joined the public integrity section in 1992, I have never encountered politically motivated decisions."

"Since I have been chief of this section, I have never encountered, nor will I tolerate, any politically motivated decisions."