Mr. Chairman, the short answer is that the witness is as accountable as any member of this committee—public accountability...or contempt by the House, if the House found that they were misleading the House, which may be the case in the business of another committee. If they were found to have misled the committee, there might be accountability of the witness to the House, if the House finds they were in contempt.
On November 27th, 2007. See this statement in context.