Dick Durbin actually said...

"I am pleased that she has been nominated here before the Committee today, and I am going to work with my colleagues to move her name through the confirmation process."

"I believe that Ms. Yandle will be preceded by Nancy Rosenstengel, whose nomination is currently pending on the Senate floor."

"One of the questions asked of you by Senator Kirk... was about a constitutional amendment, the Tenth Amendment, the role of the Federal Government, the role of the States."

"we have passed out of this Committee, now pending on the floor, the Smarter Sentencing Act, which is going to address that not just for you but for all Federal judges in the future."