"Thank you, Mr. Chairman. And thanks to all of you for coming."
"The Senate has already confirmed more than 80 percent of President Obama's judicial nominees, approving a larger share without a roll call vote than the Senate did under President Bush."
"It's my pleasure to say a few words in support of the nomination of Robert Shelby."
"We, too, as a Congress, we are a legislative body with limited jurisdiction, even though we do not always act like it."
"The vast majority of current vacancies remain for one reason--President Obama simply has not nominated individuals for those judgeships."
"The reality is that judicial vacancies are down by 20 percent from last year and, in fact, they are at their lowest level in nearly 3 years."
"We should not be in this business at all."
"I do not think that high gasoline prices help anyone."
"If it is not manageable risk, then perhaps we should not be putting taxpayer dollars at risk."
"There is a real problem here, and I do not think you are going to win the perception war on this."
"the government should even be playing venture capitalists with taxpayer money in the first place."