James Lankford actually said...

"Nothing breaks my heart more than the notion that these parents and their children facing unspeakable problems in their home countries took a risk that every parent in this room cannot even imagine ta..."

"You are selecting these sponsors because the child has a piece of paperwork in their hand saying, 'This is who I want to stay with when I get to the United States,' correct?"

"If you are aware a high percentage is going to disappear or you are aware that we are putting at people at risk of trafficking, why wouldn't we hold them at their initial facilities?"

"Somebody is going to step up as a result of this hearing and take full and complete responsibility of these minor children that we have in our country."