Bob Bennett: “Congress made the law. Congress can unmake the law.”

This Administration performed something--that I thought was absolutely egregious and outrageous, and the only way I could demonstrate my concern about that was to put a hold on a nomination.

I do not dispute in any way, Mr. Chairman, the numbers that you have cited, but I do not want to leave the impression that all of the obstruction that has come as a result of the use of holds has come from the Minority side.

Most disturbing to me and others who share my concern about this--this is not strictly a Utah parochial issue--is the lack of evidence--it is a complete lack of evidence--of any coordination between the National Aeronautics and Space…

I think the outcry would be very, very strong. There is a huge conflict of interest here, and such an individual should not be included.