"I think the American public is now tuning into these proceedings expecting a substantive discussion of matters of grave importance to the country."
"I also want to just take a moment and recognize the members of the press who are here, the reporters and photographers who ensure that these proceedings are truly accessible to the public."
"You've handled it all extraordinarily well."
"You've conducted these hearings with extraordinary poise, strength, grace under pressure."
"I take very seriously my constitutional obligations and responsibilities with respect to advice and consent on behalf of my constituents in Georgia."
"People all over the world are watching this and seeing what is possible in America."
"There are millions and millions of people inspired by you and your example."
"That is substantial praise."
"In practice the promises made in the plain text of our Constitution are still too often broken, for too many of our fellow Americans."
"I engage in these proceedings with deep respect for the responsibility that the Senate has to advise and consent on the lifetime appointment of a Supreme Court Justice."
"democracy remains the exception, not the norm, in history and around the world, and we cannot take the survival of our republic for granted."