Richard Blumenthal actually said...

"one of the purposes of Congress is to prevent or, I will quote her, 'guard against backsliding.'"

"Each of you... are for many of our litigations the ultimate source of justice in the federal courts."

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

"And, again, thank you to everyone for being here today. I know you are not going away. We are not going away. We are going to win this."