Richard Blumenthal actually said...

"I understand that you were on the ABA Committee that evaluated Samuel Alito when he was nominated to the Supreme Court."

"I would also ask consent to submit an op-ed printed in the record today by somebody who directly benefited from Ms. Pillard's work."

"I hope that we will deal expeditiously with your nominations."

"the workload of this court is certainly a tremendous challenge and growing rather than diminishing."