Eleanor Norton actually said...

"Mr. Contreras is another of these remarkable American success stories of first-generation Americans who become Federal judges."

"I am pleased that his family is here: his mother, Amparo Contreras; his wife, Karen McSweeney; his two children, Brian Contreras and Claire Contreras."

"First, Senator Durbin, I want to thank you once again for the invaluable assistance you have been to the District of Columbia over the years."

"You are not at liberty to tell the people of the District of Columbia who have to live with the carnage how to approach it."