Chuck Grassley actually said...

"Congratulations on your nomination. It is an extremely important appointment, obviously a real honor."

"Even today, President Obama advocates a judicial philosophy that calls on judges to base their decisions on empathy."

"while you were in favor of good ideas coming from wherever you can get them, the judges shouldn't be bound by foreign legal precedent."

"I'm disappointed that you didn't use the word 'settled law' in the same definitive manner in regard to Baker v. Nelson."