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I have heard it said that I am a skeptic of regulation. I am not a skeptic of regulation at all.

I would like to enter into the record three letters and an op-ed supporting Judge Kavanaugh's confirmation.

Those are Judge Kavanaugh's words. That is the man who sits before us nominated to be a Justice on the highest court of our land.

Judge Kavanaugh understands and is focused on the principle that a judge is a servant of the law, not a maker of it.

I recognize that it is politics driving these attacks, and so do the American people. They know what is at stake.

The Supreme Court is increasingly a substitute political battleground in America.

The legislature is impotent, the legislature is weak, and most people here want their jobs more than they really want to do legislative work.

In our system, the legislative branch is supposed to be the center of our politics.

If they are just politicians, then the people should have power, and they should not have lifetime appointments.

The hysteria around Supreme Court confirmation hearings is coming from the fact that we have a fundamental misunderstanding of the role of the Supreme Court in American life now.

These principles apply. They are principles to which we have sworn an oath, and they are principles that I think we would do well to restore and focus on once again.

We need to restore a discussion of civics in this country, to restore a discussion about federalism and separation of powers, about where power is concentrated and where it should not be, and what the role of each branch of the Federal…

The fact that there is so much angst over a single nominee, a single judicial nominee, tells you everything you need to know about why it is that we need judges now more than ever who are willing to read the law and interpret it based on…

I am proud of the President for nominating you, and frankly, I wish you the best because we are going to confirm you.

Anyone who actually knows you knows that to be true.

Brett is the most qualified person any Republican President could possibly have nominated.

The authors of these letters emphasize that they have different political views and that they do not agree on every subject.

He has shown that he brings a fair-minded approach to questions of criminal law and employment law.