Orrin Hatch

I think it is a disgrace between----

I hate to say this, but this is worse than Robert Bork, and I did not think it could get any worse than that.

This is a national disgrace the way you are being treated.

They deserve, each of you deserves, to be treated fairly and respectfully.

Well, it seems to me he is precisely the type of person we want on the Bench.

I believe he actually is likely to be better than many are saying, even on this panel, on things like voting rights.

The most important job of the Supreme Court is constitutional interpretation and implementation.

No matter where you come from, no matter how rich you are, no matter your race, your gender, no matter your station in life, no matter your position in government, it is all equal justice under the law.

We are all equal before the law in the United States of America.

Without adequate mens rea protections, that is, without the requirement that a person knows his conduct was wrong or unlawful, everyday citizens can be held criminally liable for a conduct that no reasonable person would know was wrong.

I had introduced legislation known as the CLOUD Act to resolve this issue.

We need good, decent people to step forward to contribute even when it is ugly, particularly when it is ugly.

Unfortunately, it seems that some on the political left have decided to try to turn this hearing into a circus.

Confirmation hearings are supposed to be an opportunity for the American people to hear from the nominee.

I am deeply concerned about the theatrics we have seen these last 2 days.

I appreciate the way you have conducted these hearings in spite of these type of irresponsible outbursts and so forth that it is hard to believe.

Some of my colleagues do not like the environmental laws Congress has actually passed.

Do you believe that it is important for a judge to interpret and apply the laws that Congress has actually passed rather than seeking to make up or change the law if the judge does not like what the Congress has done?

I have heard it said that I am a skeptic of regulation. I am not a skeptic of regulation at all.

I would like to enter into the record three letters and an op-ed supporting Judge Kavanaugh's confirmation.

I am proud of the President for nominating you, and frankly, I wish you the best because we are going to confirm you.

Anyone who actually knows you knows that to be true.

The authors of these letters emphasize that they have different political views and that they do not agree on every subject.

He has shown that he brings a fair-minded approach to questions of criminal law and employment law.

What is remarkable about Judge Kavanaugh's judicial record is not just its length, but its depth and its quality.