That to me is an absurd, dangerous standard.

The American legal system requires that judges check their biases, personal preferences, and politics at the door of the courthouse.

If I had said anything remotely like that, my career would have been over.

I am looking to support a restrained jurist committed to the rule of law and the Constitution.

I am as struck today as I was the first time by the seriousness of our responsibility and its impact on America.

The Constitution requires that judges be free from personal politics, feelings, and preferences.

I hope that would not have disqualified me.

I can assure you that if I applied Senator Obama's standard to your nomination, I wouldn't vote for you.

The Supreme Court should be made up of men and women who are on the side of the law and the Constitution.

I think that is right. That is why I asked that question.

We need to make the safety and efficacy process move more smoothly.

We do need to move it along. We do need to make sure that people are given fair hearings.

During the announcement by President Obama to appoint you as FDA Commissioner, the President also appointed Dr. Josh Sharfstein as the principal FDA Deputy Commissioner.

It is time for us to act.

families across the country deserve an FDA Commissioner who is going to help protect them from unsafe food or drugs and who will always put science over politics.

I think it is one of the most important agencies in the world.

I would like to know the answer to that. It is just interesting to me.

I have great confidence in the job Dr. Hamburg will do as commissioner of the FDA.