Richard Shelby actually said...

"That seems like to a lot of people central planning. You're choosing 25 communities out of the whole Nation as favoritism, so to speak, and that's very dangerous, I think, and sounds like central plan..."

"So the point being this is extremely important, the red snapper, and the court finding is disappointing in the sense of it questions the science."

"But the fisheries are not just in our individual States, but they're important to all of Americans, are they not?"

"In a time of constrained budgets, prioritization and strong oversight are essential to keeping the Department on the right path."