Richard Shelby actually said...

"I'm concerned that, while the Department's 2015 budget purports to recognize the multifaceted nature of the Department's work, it fails to truly prioritize anything but the administration's pet projec..."

"But, the Inspector General at the Department of Justice couldn't do his job unless they had unfettered access to stuff he was seeking."

"I think Congress has been clear, as has this committee, that the Inspector General must have unfettered access to any and all documents necessary to carry out his duties."

"I'm talking about after they're sentenced, they're sentenced on--based on a statute, are they not?"