Sheldon Whitehouse actually said...

"I think that it is an important step when people move from their private lives to wear the robes and as we wear the robes and assume the responsibilities, the lifetime responsibilities of a United Sta..."

"We are delighted to have Senator Bayh with us and back in this chamber again and we will be very sad when his son, Evan, goes on to other accomplishments and leaves us at the end of this term."

"They will respect precedent, like it or not; and, finally, that they will limit themselves to the issues that the court is called upon to decide."

"I usually ask of judges to assure me that they will, first, respect the role of Congress as the representative branch of government of the American public policy."