I believe he actually is likely to be better than many are saying, even on this panel, on things like voting rights.

We need good, decent people to step forward to contribute even when it is ugly, particularly when it is ugly.

Unfortunately, it seems that some on the political left have decided to try to turn this hearing into a circus.

Confirmation hearings are supposed to be an opportunity for the American people to hear from the nominee.

Do you believe that it is important for a judge to interpret and apply the laws that Congress has actually passed rather than seeking to make up or change the law if the judge does not like what the Congress has done?

Anyone who actually knows you knows that to be true.

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

What is remarkable about Judge Kavanaugh's judicial record is not just its length, but its depth and its quality.

My Democratic colleagues can admit that you are actually a good judge and a good person as well.

This has been the most thorough Supreme Court confirmation process that I have ever participated in.

Without adequate mens rea protections, that is, without the requirement that a person knows his conduct was wrong or unlawful, everyday citizens can be held criminally liable for a conduct that no reasonable person would know was wrong.

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

I know a good nominee when I see one, and you are a great nominee.

This is a national disgrace the way you are being treated.

They deserve, each of you deserves, to be treated fairly and respectfully.

Well, it seems to me he is precisely the type of person we want on the Bench.

Some of my colleagues do not like the environmental laws Congress has actually passed.

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