Eric Holder actually said...

"Were sequestration to remain in place, we would simply not be able to do the kinds of things that the American people expect of us."

"I think has to be guarded almost at all costs."

"I think that that was a very thoughtful and potentially very consequential piece of legislation."

"I believe that they are correct that it is constitutional. It is an appropriate use in a constitutional sense of the Government's power."