Thomas McClintock actually said...

"You describe him as, quote, a Russian-Ukrainian political consultant and long-time employee of Paul Manafort."

"Greg Jarrett describes your office as the team of partisans."

"Our colleagues on the other side of the aisle just want political cover."

"the President's removal powers are at their zenith with respect to principal officers, that is officers who must be appointed by the President and who report to him directly."