Chuck Grassley actually said...

"OK. I have a case that you decided after you had appeared before us as a district court nominee but before you were confirmed by the Senate."

"Well, if confirmed--and you probably will be--what will you look to when interpreting provisions of the Constitution or Federal statutes?"

"I would think people in the Ninth Circuit wouldn't be particularly proud of that."

"I appreciate that the government benefits from the experience of the professionals that are on the ground and vice versa."