"I bring a little bit of the same perspective, having been United States Attorney in Connecticut for 4.5 years before I was Attorney General."
"Thank you very much, Judge Scola. Let me say by way of preface, to each of you, thank you for being willing to take on this responsibility."
"You will be, if confirmed, the face and voice of justice for countless individuals who will come before you."
"You will need to address each of them with the kind of care and sensitivity, as well as intellect, that your background has prepared you to provide."
"I believe that before serving on the bench, you were a defense attorney and a prosecutor for various periods of time. Is that true?"
"I want to join Mr. Chairman in thanking you for your profoundly important and historic work on this topic."
"What strikes me as different here is that we are dealing with hopes and dreams, someone is trying to better himself and increase opportunity."
"Some of the worst practices here have turned that dream into a nightmare."
"I would like to join you in the effort to provide more support for community colleges that you and Senator Hagan were discussing earlier."
"If the education is substandard, if it fails to meet minimum quality criteria, it shouldn't be in business."
"For that unity of purpose, shouldn't there be a central prosecuting authority?"
"And will increase, Mr. Chairman, even further under the strategy that has been outlined by the United States."