Richard Shelby actually said...

"I took an oath of office and Congress writes the law. So we are going to adopt exactly what you have."

"I do not think it is going to work. I hope it does."

"one of the goals of the Dodd-Frank legislation was to end Government bailouts."

"Now, Americans and executives alike know with certainty that if a company puts itself in a position to fail, fail is exactly what it will do."