Stacey Plaskett actually said...

"It seems to be a very anti-American notion that you are counting as a benefit of a job the fact that someone has the job and is assured of a job."

"I don't know if steelworkers would necessarily agree with that, with the amount of pay that they've received."

"It is my concern and fear of many of us that many of my colleagues, my Republican colleagues will be using CBO's report in this hearing to justify eliminating pensions for Federal employees."

"I would love to be able to call on you and those within your office to assist us in that."