"Transparency is the best thing."
"We believe--and I think the ranking member will join me in this--that we deserve those answers in at least as timely a fashion as your own IG gets."
"I think that this Subcommittee should consider whether or not this continued expansion is a good idea of giving more power to State attorneys general in other areas of law."
"We have caps in any contract with a private attorney of fees, a total cap of $50 million per matter."
"Well, the taxpayers didn't get their--you know, they should have gotten a bigger take of that."
"No President has ever unilaterally appointed an executive officer during a recess of less than 3 days."
"President Obama's January 4, 2012, appointments are unconstitutional because they did not comply with the requirements for appointments set forth in the Constitution."
"The Department of Justice has repeatedly and over the course of many decades opined that an adjournment of significant length and particularly an adjournment of 3 days or less... does not constitute a..."
"it is still the constitutional right and prerogative of the Senator to block a nominee for whatever reason they choose."
"I think that speaks for itself as well."
"But that doesn't dismiss the fact that, even today, half of the board--approximately half of the board were selected by the administration to sit on the board."