"It is not to exercise empathy. It is to follow written laws."
"I am confident that Judge Kavanaugh will become Justice Kavanaugh and will be confirmed to the United States Supreme Court."
"This is why we talk about an independent judiciary. This is why they wear robes."
"For our Constitution places power not in the hands of this city's bureaucracy, which cannot be fired, but our Constitution places the policymaking power in the 535 of our hands."
"The question is does he have the character and temperament to do that."
"Some of my colleagues keep saying that we have only 6 percent of Judge Kavanaugh's White House records but that 99 percent of Justice Kagan's White House records were made public before the hearing."
"The reason the Democrats are fighting so loudly on this issue is they are making a demand they know is impossible to meet."
"The over a half million documents turned over to this Committee is more than the last five nominees submitted to this Committee combined."
"The claims that the Democrats are putting forward on documents do not withstand any serious scrutiny."
"Those documents written by other people say nothing, zero, about Judge Kavanaugh's views."
"The Senate is not and never should be a rubber stamp, particularly when it comes to issuing lifetime appointments."