"In that type of arrangement or that type of settlement would be not permitted any longer is that right?"
"I am proud of my earmark. I hope you will enter all of the earmarks I get from my district."
"Wouldn't Mr. Christie's selection of his former employer, Attorney General Ashcroft, for this lucrative monitoring contract be a direct violation of that Federal rule?"
"I believe we have a solemn to oversee these practices and take corrective action when it is called for."
"I wonder how many of those lost their jobs and lifelong savings, would say that the deferred prosecution system did its job?"
"To them I need cite only one example, AIG, 2004, 2006--two deferred prosecutions and it worked well, didn't it?"
"The bottom line is you made them an offer they couldn't refuse."
"Nobody turned one down."
"I am sure, I hope, that these decisions were made in good faith, but they reek of favoritism, high fees, and it is not a good situation, and secrecy."
"If you are going to have a viable justice system you need transparency."
"I would ask unanimous consent to introduce at the appropriate time, the original press release that identifies this earmark to this company called Smith & Nephew by the gentleman from Tennessee, Mr. C..."