"We have to be able to solve it."
"They are going to put some people up that are not going to perform well, that Senators from both parties should step back and say our advice and consent is no."
"Even 54 would be--that is a larger number of requests even for a cloture vote than the last four Congresses combined."
"I think we should do it, and it is not just for this Congress."
"We did not have a confirmed individual, so our farmers and ranchers had to wait for weeks."
"It took about 50 days during the Obama administration, and it took about 30 or 40 days during the Bush administration time and during the Clinton administration."
"Losing that time period is a great loss to the American people."
"Something has to be done."
"We have learned as a body that we are now either going to do nominees or we are going to do legislation, but we cannot do both."
"The American people are frustrated with Washington gridlock. They believe that we cannot get even the simplest of things done."
"We are not engaging on the issues."