"It is a sham to me when we have the time of the Senate delayed to go through all this process and then time and again these judges are confirmed, and others are confirmed, at north of 90 votes."
"I have enormous respect for you, and I could live with the situation as long as we got rid of the secret holds."
"I think, in short, the chief executive ought to have their team in place."
"The focus has been legislation. I do not think the Nation has been diminished."
"If you take away Minority resistance, the role the Majority Leader and his senior leadership plays vastly changes in the whole game."
"Thank you, Madam Chair. Thank you, Senator Klobuchar, Senator Sessions, Senator Grassley, Senator Coburn, for this opportunity."
"I am proud to note that Mr. Gibney is a product of Virginia's educational institutions."
"We recommended him to the President for nomination in June of last year."
"I continue to be impressed by the caliber of the candidates that the Virginia bar has been putting forward."
"The fact that this hearing is already being held, we are grateful for the speedy, expeditious manner in which you are addressing this issue."
"I give my full-fledged endorsement to [John Gibney]."
"In John Gibney, we've got somebody who I think is a lawyer's lawyer, somebody who understands those challenges."