Deborah Ross actually said...

"Our solemn responsibility is to hold government accountable to taxpayers because taxpayers have a right to know what they are getting from the government."

"You had absolutely no authority over the delivery or distribution of the grant money?"

"Upon receipt of the grant money, did you have any control over where it went?"

"During my brief tenure as a member of Congress, I have seen how well intentioned legislation can have unintended consequences when applied to the real world."