Jeff Sessions actually said...

"But, you would admit that, just a few years ago, the high-side estimate for the cleanup was $180 billion, I believe, and now the high-side estimate is $260 billion."

"I think--of course it's a benefit in cleaning up, but I'm talking about the economy and the productivity of the Nation is not much enhanced by this effort."

"It's difficult for me to imagine how it could be spent effectively in the short timeframe it's been suggested it would be spent."

"The final bill, at a staggering $1.2 trillion, is the largest single expenditure in our Nation's history."