Eric Holder actually said...

"I would urge everybody to understand that this Justice Department, this Attorney General, when we made that determination that mistakes occurred, took the extraordinary step of dismissing that case."

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

"My hope would be that the Congress will find a way to avoid this sequestration, which... could have a permanent impact on our well-being."

"This is not something that the Federal Government can handle by itself."