Richard Shelby actually said...

"I am concerned that the new chronic disease grant program will create a scenario where the rich get richer and the poor get poorer."

"However, some of my colleagues on the HELP authorizing committee, specifically Senator Enzi and Senator Hatch have talked to me, and have many outstanding requests for information from your Department..."

"While I do not agree myself with Congress appropriating $120 million for an insolvent program, it makes even less sense to me to spend $93.5 million of that funding to promote a program that we know i..."

"To get Federal spending under control in the long term, we must reduce spending in the short term."