Richard Durbin actually said...

I am just a judge, I just follow precedent.

the late Senator Kennedy of Massachusetts called these hearings of Supreme Court nominees, 'a job interview with the American people,'

Since undocumented aliens are not among the few groups of workers expressly exempted by Congress, they plainly come within the broad statuto...

You are suggesting that she should have waited to have a sponsor appointed who she may or may not have consulted in making this decision.