Frank Pallone actually said...

"I believe there needs to be a change in the way that the monitors are chosen, an impartial, fair manner."

"And there should be some type of ombudsman there for the corporation to say, 'The fees are outrageous. What they are doing is outrageous. It is unnecessary. The expenses are too great,' but they reall..."

"The fact is when you select a monitor you ought to be selecting somebody from a panel of people who make themselves available."

"The troubling thing is that Federal prosecutors have too much discretion in appointing these corporate monitors, allowing an unelected official unfettered leverage against companies."