James Lankford: “Markwayne Mullin is the pride of Westville, OK, which--ironically enough--is the easternmost town in our State. On a…”

“Markwayne Mullin is the pride of Westville, OK, which--ironically enough--is the easternmost town in our State. On a normal day, there are more people inside the U.S. Capitol than there are in all of Westville, OK. But it is a bunch of really nice folks that work really hard, and Markwayne Mullin has risen from being a country boy in a cow-calf operation with his dad, running a very small plumbing company, to now being nominated, and tonight being confirmed as our next Secretary of Homeland Security. He graduated from Stilwell High School, but the most important thing wasn't his graduation from Stilwell High School. It is the girl that he met in the third grade. In the third grade, he fell in love with Christie, and they waited all the way until she was 18 and he was 19 before they got married. And now, decades later and six children later, that proud family will now be the lead family to be able to serve to keep every family safe in the country. Responsibility at Homeland Security is dramatic. There are a quarter million Federal employees that work for the Department of Homeland Security. It is a massive operation, and it is incredibly important to our country. And I think he will be a terrific leader for it. He not only loves our country, but he is passionate about security.”