Richard Shelby actually said...

"The focus on repayment of TARP is deceptive because it fails to consider the huge taxpayer cost from non-start programs."

"I meant work with some people you do not need to work for."

"the financial markets believe more than ever that the United States Government will step in and save the too-big-to-fail institutions should there be another financial shock."

"I voted against TARP. I believed then, as I do today, that TARP was a serious policy mistake."