Sheldon Whitehouse actually said...

I have never had any more support shown in a bipartisan way for the nomination of Judge Steve Jones.

I think we do bring a perspective about the appropriate role of a judge to our duties.

It is a very solemn thing for members of the U.S. Senate to consider nominees for the United States district court.

One is to respect the role of Congress as the duly elected representatives of the American people in our system of American democracy.