This has not been a legislative process worthy of the Senate. Members of the Judiciary Committee, as I just said, were implored to save their amendments for the floor. Then, when we got here, we were told no amendments could be accepted.

And in that confirmation process, I sat for 17 hours in front of a senate judiciary committee.

Some have called for a dignified process. So have I. But at times, it sounds like what some really want for the nominee is an easy process,

I applaud the fact that the president has reached out to the members of Judiciary Committee. And I applaud ... the fact that he has been meeting with members of the Judiciary Committee. He's been seeking out Republicans as well as Democrats.

The review process was conducted in an extremely bipartisan manner. Minority members of the Judiciary Committee were responsible for the invitation of 1/3 of the witnesses who appeared.

As a result of this article, I was invited to testify in the Senate Judiciary Committee on privacy law.