Jeff Sessions actually said...

"Mr. Chairman, our people have--my staff has looked over these nominees' records. I think we feel good about them and their background."

"I think that causes you starting down a slippery slope."

"There are enduring terms and text in the Constitution that remain firm and fixed for all time unless amended pursuant to the provisions of the Constitution."

"I believe we have got to get it straight. And I believe these people will be better tried in a military commission for a lot of reasons, one of which is the gaining of intelligence."