"Obamacare has not really helped."
"The Orphan Drug Act, which passed I think 30 years ago or so... has revolutionized the ability to treat rare diseases."
"I appreciate your commitment to expanding opportunities for all children and your tireless work in the field of education."
"No matter where an Attorney General comes from, he or she has the duty described yesterday by one of my Democratic colleagues as enforcing the law fairly, evenly and without personal bias."
"We are pleased that you are here today and we are pleased that you are willing to testify for and on his behalf."
"It takes some guts to do this, but we all know you have guts and we all know that you believe in what you are doing."
"I have known you all your 20 years. I have watched you work diligently on the Judiciary Committee and on your other Committees as well."
"I have respect for you because you stand up for what you believe, however wrong you may have been."
"the Justice Department, under the outgoing administration, reneged on its duty to do so in a number of respects."
"The answer to the question whether you can, as Attorney General, enforce the laws fairly evenly and without personal bias, it is a resounding yes, you can."
"Such accusations, especially without any evidence to support them whatsoever, are not simply attacks on Senator Sessions, they are also smears against organizations like these."