Sheldon Whitehouse actually said...

We gather in a serious way for these hearings because voting to confirm an individual to the federal bench is one of the most important and ...

Thank you both very much for being here. I know you have pressing business, and you are excused.

A jury is not just there to be a fact-finding appendage to a court.

It includes an obligation to decide cases scrupulously based on the law and the facts without prejudgment of any case.