had finally found a replacement. the committee on homeland security moved quickly on jeh johnson's nomination approving him by voice vote. on november 15 before the committee approved him, i sent a letter to mr. johnson along with several colleagues on the judiciary committee. we on the judiciary committee asked for his views on a number of important matters, including our nation's immigration policies and the fair treatment of whistle-blowers. we asked if he would cooperate with us on oversight matters and work with us to improve immigration policies going afford. because the judiciary committee has primary responsibility on immigration matters, it is necessary for us to know any nominee's position on almost any issue. it has been nearly a month and there's been no response to our letter and no indication that he might respond. in fact, i would be surprised that any nominee would respond to congress anymore, given the majority only needs a simple majority to vote for