Bob Bennett: “I do not use holds as a regular device. Very, very seldom, do I put a hold on any nomination, and I always do it…”

the current Majority Leader has used this tactic at a rate more than double that of his predecessor and five times as often as the last five Majority Leaders combined.

the whole question of minority rights in the Senate is one of the most significant ones we can deal with, and the filibuster has changed over the years.

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.

I do not think that that is a violation of anything the founders had in mind, and I do think that is something that a member of the House could never, ever do.