"I'll join the other members of this committee in thanking Ambassador Crocker."
"Maybe it was a resolution of the debt ceiling, Who knows?"
"Great judging requires modesty and respect for the role that judges play in our system as arbiters of facts and the law rather than makers of policy."
"I think it is always incumbent upon judicial officers to make sure that they set the tone so that all litigants are always treated with courtesy and respect."
"how you see the prospects of our ever being successful in persuading the Pakistanis to change their relentless focus on India as the primary source of threat to their nation."
"Nomination hearings are important. The positions to which all of our nominees today are seeking confirmation carry with them lifetime tenure."
"Finally, in my view being a great judge requires some balance of empathy and evenhandedness."
"It is in my view important the Senate takes seriously its role to examine the qualifications, work ethic, and intelligence of our nominees."
"Rich in my view has established himself as a talented, dedicated, and humble public servant who possesses a strong work ethic and the highest integrity and intellect."
"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."
"I just hope we will continue to sustain the current pace."