Trent Lott: “It is important. We have this board in place. It is bipartisan, and I am glad we have gotten it cleared.”

We do not filibuster judges. And if we were to do that, we would change the culture of this place.

I was accused of being a compromiser or a deal-maker. I didn't know those were dirty words.

I have argued we should not filibuster Federal judges. One time when I sat in that seat as majority leader, my colleagues actually voted to filibuster a judge and opposed cloture. Senator Hatch and I took to the floor and said we are not…

First of all, there's going to be an election and the numbers will be different come this fall. And you're going to need leadership from the President and from the leaders in the Congress.