Mike Lee actually said...

"In a free republic, you have got to have the personal responsibility to participate. Voting is one of the highest and best civic transactions we can undertake."

"I commend President Obama for his excellent choice in this nomination."

"I hope my colleagues on the other side of the aisle are aware of the comparatively generous treatment afforded to President Obama's nominees, particularly those for the Fourth Circuit."

"I think this speaks well both to President Obama's nomination process and to the ability of this Committee to work together on a bipartisan basis."