Barbara Mikulski actually said...

"I intend to be a watchdog and a reformer in terms of the administration."

"Well, in light of what has happened, I think there are going to be a lot of recommendations, and we would welcome your views on that."

"But you are the President's lawyer. You are America's lawyer. Any new legal framework must come from the advice, counsel, legal memos, et cetera, from the Attorney General's office, or am I wrong?"

"We said that is not good enough, and provided a $27.5 million increase above the President's extremely modest request of $15 million in 2010."