James Lankford actually said...

"Good morning. Today we will consider the nomination of John Mitnick to be the General Counsel (GC) of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS)."

"The earlier those decisions can be made the better. It creates a great deal of uncertainty in States as they wait until the last minute to be able to get an answer."

"The Committee takes these nominations very seriously. We are pleased to have a strong nominee in front of us."

"the unique rights and privileges for Americans to be secure in their persons, papers, houses, and effects is a constitutionally protected right"