Richard Shelby actually said...

"But it is a sordid problem, is it not? And it is billions of dollars involved worldwide, is it not?"

"But the key to it is to protect the integrity of the system, is it not, and the evidence that comes from it?"

"It is my understanding, Director Mueller, that the volume of submissions to TEDAC has overwhelmed its capacity, resulting in a substantial backlog."

"The President's budget proposes to reward those failed commercial providers with an additional bailout."