Ted Cruz actually said...

"The position to which you have been nominated is extraordinarily important, and that is why the Senate is given the responsibility for advice and consent under the Constitution because the job matters..."

"The Supreme Court became a policymaking body rather than a merely judicial body."

"This will not be a political circus. This will not be the kind of character smear that, sadly, our Democratic colleagues have gotten very good at."

"We've gotten so used to this kind of bullying that 2 years ago, the current Senate Majority Leader stood on the steps of the United States Capitol and screamed threats against two sitting Justices of ..."