"I hope that the administration will help persuade the House to retain those measures in whatever emerges from the House, which I hope will be soon."
"I would appreciate any that you can."
"I am very pleased to call this hearing to order and to welcome Senators Levin and Boxer to introduce nominees from their States."
"Nothing is more important than the face and voice of justice in the person of district court judges and other nominees whom we have today."
"I regard it as a privilege and an honor to preside at a hearing that has such a consequential role in our justice system."
"My hope is that it will be truly a bipartisan process for you and for all the nominees to these very, very profoundly significant positions."
"Thank you, Mr. Berg, and congratulations to the graduates."
"I consider each of these nominees extraordinarily well qualified."
"Each of you knows, as I do, that the role of a district court judge is essentially to follow the law as it has been adopted by the legislature and interpreted by a court that generally is above you or..."
"I think that fidelity to the rule of law is the hallmark of a good judge."
"I think that when we look at the entire country, it is really being aware of what is happening in those areas..."
"I think it is so important to prevent... the kinds of incidents that are so troubling when they reflect racial and religious tensions."