Jeff Sessions actually said...

"Mr. Chairman, our people have--my staff has looked over these nominees' records. I think we feel good about them and their background."

"I firmly believe that persons can disagree with the death penalty as a matter of policy, but as for a lifetime appointment on the Federal bench, it is appropriate to ask are you prepared to follow the..."

"I think lawyers ought to be open and having discussions."

"I think that is well said in the sense which you are bound by superior authority and how those cases are interpreted."