Patrick Toomey actually said...

We are fully committed to continue to work with this Committee to ensure that the remaining vacancies are filled.

He is universally acknowledged as very, very well qualified, and I am very confident that he will be an outstanding judge.

I want to publicly state my appreciation for Senator Casey and the terrific working relationship that he and I have.

If you have a Government guarantee, it is necessarily a political process to define the terms under which one has access to that guarantee.