Judge Kavanaugh has produced 511,948 pages of documents.

Without getting into any of the gory details here, I think it suffices to say that Senator Ted Kennedy and Judge Bork did not agree on certain matters of constitutional law.

I expect Judge Kavanaugh--in fact, it is my advice to him to follow the example set by Justice Ginsburg.

Judges must leave the lawmaking to Congress, the elected representatives of the people.

A good judge never bases decisions on his preferred policy preferences.

Indeed, to protect individual liberty, the Framers designed a Government of three co-equal branches, strictly separating legislative, executive, and judicial powers.

We are not in executive session, and I think we ought to level with the American people.

One of the Senate's most solemn constitutional duties is to provide advice and consent to the President on the nomination of Supreme Court Justices.

It is unfair and unethical. Indeed, what litigant could expect a fair shake if the judge has already pre-judged the case?

We need some sunlight in this process.

The staff secretary's job is not to influence the President, but to ensure he gets a balanced diet of viewpoints from all relevant people on the staff.

The American people do not want their judges to pick sides before they hear a case.

But this is only possible when judges are committed to the rule of law.

The fact that we cannot take a few days or weeks to have a complete review of Judge Kavanaugh's record is unfair to the American people.

It cannot be that the Senate and the ACLU are entitled to more protection than the President of the United States.

My colleagues on the other side are accusing the administration of using executive privilege to hide documents from the Committee. I want to say why they are wrong.

Senators have had more than enough time and materials to adequately assess Judge Kavanaugh's qualifications, and so, that is why I proceed.

Mr. President, I am writing to recognize a longtime member of my staff, who will shortly retire from public service, after honorably serving me and the people of Iowa for over 35 years. Fred Schuster joined my staff in 1984 as my regional…