Dianne Feinstein actually said...

"the Lopez decision struck all of us very hard."

"If you are confirmed, and I believe you're going to be, you will be only the fourth female justice in history."

"I believe our Nation was founded on the principle that the United States would never be a place for religious persecution."

"However, the fact is, many institutions still do not reflect the diversity of our society and the Federal courts, I'm sorry to say, are one of them."