Mark Meadows actually said...

"I want to speak briefly, though, on Pastor Saeed Abedini. It is very troubling that here we are in the middle of negotiations with Iran, and a pastor is being held, quite frankly, in a very dangerous ..."

"I applaud you on your unrelenting voice. I join you and urge the Iranian people to look at this injustice and let Pastor Saeed Abedini go."

"We need to make sure we are good stewards of federal tax dollars and represent the American people in a real way to minimize losses."

"success has many fathers, quite a few mothers, plenty of relatives, but failure is an orphan."