Eric Holder actually said...

"I think the bipartisan effort that resulted in the lowering of that ratio from 100 to about 16 to 1 was something that was long overdue."

"there is a legitimate public interest in knowing as much as we can about what happened, why it happened."

"I think that given the budget realities that we face, the amount that we have requested is strong on law enforcement."

"It would be something that would just simply be devastating."