James Lankford actually said...

"That would be the definition of unsustainable, that we suddenly cannot get the money at the rate that we need it for in other countries."

"What this has done is for political expediency of the President, to make him look tough, to fight against the allegations that you've been weak in the past."

"The issue still remains though, the day-to-day operation of nuclear safety, and the decisions that you make are significant in this."

"Notwithstanding that, a political appointee, unconfirmed, effectively a czar, interjected themselves and made a decision that changed the outcome of this grant."