Richard Shelby actually said...

"I am concerned that the budget priorities reflected in this request do not ensure that the Bureau is efficient, effective and, more importantly, nimble for the foreseeable future."

"The threat from IEDs here, Mr. Director--you've talked about this here before--is widely recognized."

"When budgets are constrained, we need, I believe, out-of-the-box ideas to answer some of the big research questions."

"Did you do some work as to how much money that would raise?"