Richard Shelby actually said...

"The right decision quickly."

"Instead of spending onetime stimulus funding on personnel, I believe the Social Security Administration should have been looking at ways to streamline the claims process."

"I know it's not a total analogy, but in welfare reform, I know, myself, people that were drawing benefits, especially single mothers, a lot of them, and dropped out of school and we didn't knock out t..."

"These programs are working and provide an efficient way for SSA to arrive at accurate, timely determinations."