Mazie Hirono actually said...

"I expect Judge Kavanaugh to make similar promises over the next few days, only to do, sadly, the exact opposite if confirmed."

"I pointed to an op-ed that had been written by two former White House staff secretaries, John Podesta and Todd Stern, entitled 'Staff Secretaries Aren't Traffic Cops: Stop Treating Kavanaugh Like He W..."

"Nothing could be further from the truth."

"I do not think it has ever been the case in a hearing like this that the Members of this Committee have to pre-clear what we propose to query the nominee about. I think that is totally unprecedented."