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

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

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.

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.

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…

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.

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

I hate to say this, but this is worse than Robert Bork, and I did not think it could get any worse than that.

I think it is a disgrace between----

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

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

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

the most important job of the Supreme Court is constitutional interpretation and implementation.

No matter where you come from, no matter how rich you are, no matter your race, your gender, no matter your station in life, no matter your position in government, it is all equal justice under the law.

We are all equal before the law in the United States of America.

I had introduced legislation known as the CLOUD Act to resolve this issue.