John Shimkus actually said...

"The program is too important to our national security to be this much in distress."

"Retaliation and intimidation of Congressional witnesses is illegal and will not be tolerated."

"People who try to hide problems or minimize their existence usually face a swifter and more ferocious corrective response from Congress and the public than if they had simply come clean."

"Further, cover-ups are the best hope of people who know they are in the wrong and the worst move for those who get found out."