Jim Risch actually said...

"I believe that I will be, if confirmed, a strong leader of all functions of the Consular bureau, including the visa function."

"I urge the Congress to support the transfer of the visa-issuing function from State's Bureau of Consular Affairs to the new Department of Homeland Security, a department that will be committed to the ..."

"I think probably the biggest challenge that you are going to be facing, that we are all going to be facing, is to muster them to assist with the North Korean situation."

"Certainly, they are as about as strict sanctions as you can get."