It just does not make common sense to me that we would throw an agency out like that.

I am concerned that the Court, the Roberts Court, is going down the wrong path.

And I have heard very few people say that the limits on contributions to candidates are unconstitutional, although I for one tend to think those limits have some constitutional problems.

I agree with my colleague, Senator Harris.

And we believe this hearing should be postponed.

We received 42,000 documents that we have not been able to review last night.

We should not proceed until we have the full documents that allow us to review the Judge's records.

If we do not even know what the rules are, how can we proceed with this hearing?

none of that takes away from the fact that 42,000 documents were dumped on us last night, and I do not think anyone would go to trial and allow a trial to go forward or allow a case to go forward if one side got 42,000 documents the night…

Today, our democracy faces threats that we never would have believed occurring not that long ago.

Our country needs a Supreme Court Justice who will better our legal system, a Justice who will serve as a check and balance on the other branches.

Well, thank you, Mr. Chairman. And before I begin my opening statement, I just wanted to respond to just a few things.

This is not normal. It is an abdication of the role of the Senate and a disservice to the American people, and it is our duty to speak out.

The lights are blinking red.

to be part of an imperfect system, to have a chance to better that system was and is a cause worth fighting for, a job worth doing.

I think we need less mergers, not more.

A popular government without popular information, or the means of acquiring it, is but a prologue to a farce or a tragedy.

no one is above the law