Chris Coons actually said...

"Every time the Senate holds up a nominee for partisan or political reasons, we lose not only the contributions of that candidate, but we make it harder to find talented individuals willing to serve."

"the Senate has been doing its job and doing it quickly."

"I hope that my colleagues will join with me to show the American people the Senate is not broken and that regular order is capable of addressing the vacancy crisis on the DC Circuit."

"I am grateful for the opportunity to proceed to hear from our nominee."