Chris Coons actually said...

"We serve as the final gatekeeper, and it is our role to ensure the Federal judiciary is staffed with capable, honest, and hard-working judges."

"Nomination hearings are important. The positions to which all of our nominees today are seeking confirmation carry with them lifetime tenure."

"Maybe it was a resolution of the debt ceiling, Who knows?"

"I believe that we have an absolute obligation to provide a fair, impartial forum for litigants."