Ken Salazar: “I know your great interest in this, as well as the members of the subcommittee.”

I do strongly believe the economic statistics which you use are absolutely correct.

Not that I have a lot of sway, but at least I will do everything I can to make sure that this is at the heart of every Democrat running for president.

A judicial nominee should have a demonstrated dedication to fairness, impartiality, precedent, and the avoidance of judicial activism from both the left and the right. I believe that Mr. Gorsuch meets this very high test.

We can do as much as we can to minimize the risk, and we certainly have done that, I believe, in the Gulf of Mexico.