"My constituents in Oklahoma understand, as do most Americans, that the right to own guns hangs in the balance."
"I think our Nation is at a critical point. I think we are starting to see cracks."
"I believe our founders thought that the Supreme Court would be the check and balance on the commerce clause, the general welfare clause, and the insurance of the 10th Amendment."
"Equally important to us providing consent on this nomination is our determination that you have a judicial philosophy that reflects what our Founders intended."
"The American people expect their judges to treat all litigants equally, not to favor and not to enter the courtroom already prejudiced against one of the parties."
"I believe that standard is antithetical to the proper role of a judge."
"I have great admiration and respect for him."
"I would ask for certain that the record be left open."
"I think one of the things we do want to do is we want to make sure President Obama gets qualified judges and the ones he selects."
"To me, that would tell me where to work, because if there is a correlation, you don't need to be spending your time in Minnesota or Iowa, where we know we have lower costs and better outcomes."
"As our Nation prepares for a historic debate over the direction of health care policy, hearings on waste and fraud in Medicare and Medicaid are vitally important."