James Lankford actually said...

"Good morning, everyone, and welcome. I cannot imagine what anyone would rather do on a St. Patrick's Day than to be in a hearing with two redheads talking about judicial deference."

"Simply put, Chevron deference is a blank check for the Executive Branch to exercise its own brand of legislative authority with little or no accountability."

"Thank you to all of you for the work that you are doing and the dedication that you put to this."

"Is it a concern that, regardless of who the next President is--and I will not get into parties."