Chris Hollen actually said...

"The power to pardon is a legitimate power. It is one that ought to be exercised with great care."

"I look forward to supporting your budget requests because I think that the work the CBO does is very important."

"As you know, if the executive branch, regardless of party, refuses to release funds, it begins a clock ticking."

"But I believe back in the day, the GAO actually brought a case during the Nixon administration when they claimed the authority to simply withhold funds."