Rob Portman actually said...

"We have done everything we can to discourage our European allies from using China's telecommunications sector, Huawei and others, because of concerns about what that means for security."

"I understand you want to have the right technology and you want to be able to respond to the ever-changing biothreats."

"We have had a large increase, relatively speaking, in the number of people who we find on the Terror Watch List who are coming across our Southwest Border."

"If confirmed you will be doing something very important which is to serve the people of D.C. but also get the backlog down and deal with a public safety crisis."