Richard Shelby actually said...

"We are in the midst of an unprecedented financial crisis. I believe the challenge before us involves three tasks: First, we must work to stabilize the system. Second, we must understand the origins of..."

"unless, as Senator Shelby suggests, we all concentrate on it and reflect on it without defensiveness, we are not going to learn the lessons that need to be learned."

"It has been my long-held belief that our military should procure the most capable tanker possible for our airmen using a fair, open, and transparent acquisition process."

"I believe any assertion that the Northrop Grumman tanker program steals jobs from American aerospace workers and sends them overseas is factually incorrect."