Thomas McClintock actually said...

"It is not clear to me that any of these objectives have been achieved."

"One thing is certain in a democracy: You are always guaranteed to get the government you vote for."

"And it may be something that is simply endemic to grants, and maybe we ought to be just doing a lot less of that."

"Well, we all have to do better. And as I watch these massive grants going out with very little direction and virtually no oversight, it concerns me greatly."