Patrick Leahy actually said...

"Ultimately and completely a judge has to follow the law, no matter what their upbringing has been."

"Each generation of Americans has sought that arc toward justice."

"The President has done his part. He has made a historic nomination. Now the Senate has to do its part on behalf of the Senate people--on behalf of the American people."

"I am wary of judicial activism and I believe in judicial restraint."