10/07/2009
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"I do truly look forward to working with you."
"I did not agree to have a hearing. I just said we would continue our discussions."
"We are doing this--rather than eliminating Senate consideration in its entirety--in order to ensure that these politically-balanced boards remain bipartisan."
"I have been sitting at the other end of Senator Leahy's Judiciary Committee for a long time."