"The American people rely on the Department of Justice, and we are passionate about restoring it to what its original mission is."
"We need to enforce the law. We need to respect international law. But we have to make sure that streets and neighborhoods are not going to be the repository of Guantanamo prisoners."
"What would this $30 million do, and is this laying the groundwork for the dumping of terrorists into State and Federal prisons?"
"I am glad to hear that safety of our people is the number one concern."
"I believe Southwest border violence is a very significant threat and if we don't intervene aggressively now, it will have horrific consequences to our security."
"We were able to catch that sniper. That kind of cooperation continues to exist."
"They need to know that the Department of Justice is free from politics and ideology."
"I really salute Secretary Clinton, when she went to Mexico, and took ownership for our insatiable demand for drugs."
"the highly sensitive nature of who these prisoners are requires that everything occur in highly classified situations because of the nature of the information involved."
"We want to support you in that."
"I think President Obama has made an excellent choice in selecting you."