Ben Cardin actually said...

"I am going to put in the record, on behalf of Ms. Robinson, a letter from the Baltimore Police Department, the police commissioner, in support of the nomination."

"In normal times, it is difficult for poor people to get access to our civil system. In a recession, it is that much more difficult."

"I want to give you an opportunity to talk a little bit about how important judicial ethics is in your life as a judge."

"Just to underscore that one point, there are five vacancies on the fourth circuit. The second circuit has four vacancies."