Jim Sensenbrenner: “I deeply appreciate the comments that Mr. Lewis has made because he is truly a civil rights icon.”

I think that this markup has been a lot better than it could have been, and I think the chairman has been probably very evenhanded on that.

It's up to us to constructively deal with this so that we can do more than just have a press release and make a difference.

But obstruction of Congress, when there is no referee, there is no adjudication, there is nothing but a majority that says, 'You give us what we want until we find a crime, or we are going to throw you out of office,' that is so…

I remain skeptical of proposals that break up these companies, mandate a one-size-fits-all data standard, or create a government-run 'public option.'