Ken Salazar: “Thank you, Chairman Bingaman, Ranking Member Murkowski, and Members of the Committee for the opportunity to be here…”

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.

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.

We need someone in the White House to oversee the border, migration, Mexico, and the Americas. No one is in charge now. We need a border and migration czar.

They have to be dismantled. We have to do this work together with the Mexican government.