"never before in the history of the United States Senate have 44 Senators written the President of the United States to tell him that they would not support the consideration of any nominee to be the d..."
"Essentially this amounts to a huge diversion of funds from State governments to private counsel."
"I think that we might want to find a way to resolve these differences before 2015."
"It is a multi-faceted problem, including budgets for courts, and judicial vacancies, and a host of other components."
"I am happy to hear your confidence about it."
"I hope that they are taking all of your recommendations seriously."
"Maybe we should have another hearing after the report comes out."
"This is an important hearing. I want to compare it with what I consider to be some of the most important issues the Judiciary has tackled in recent years."
"We ought to get rid of the old myth that you are presumed to know the law."
"I think that this idea of modernizing and reforming the Federal Criminal Code is one that is going to go well into next year."
"I believe all agree that the Criminal Code is long-overdue to be modernized."
"The sheer volume of federal crimes is out of control."