Eric Holder actually said...

"I think we have to understand that, if used appropriately, they can serve a useful purpose."

"I will say that we have been very aggressive in enforcing the anti-kickback laws and recovered, you know, record amounts of money over the last few years."

"congressional restrictions that were placed on us thwarted our attempts to close Guantanamo in a more timely fashion."

"Our ability to help our State and local partners with regard to grants is impacted."