“She comes to the nomination with substantial experience. It’s a miserable process to go through the hearing, but I survived and she probably will too.”

“The present situation on health care is not just unacceptable, it’s unsustainable from an economic standpoint. You cannot have as much of our gross domestic product being consumed by health care costs and mounting everyday in this nation, and expect our economy to thrive and prosper in the years ahead. This is the issue that makes our economic recovery in the long term the most difficult if we don’t address it thoughtfully, bring down costs, increase that accessibility and produce a far better quality system than we have today.”

“The United States and the international community have been appalled and outraged by the threats, beatings and imprisonments of the last few days. I strongly condemn these unjust actions, and I join with the American people in mourning each and every innocent life that is lost.”

“I think that kind of language is not helpful under any circumstances. Neither one of these men are elected Republican officials. I know…I know the debate that’s roiling out there about that, but I just don’t think it’s appropriate. I certainly don’t endorse it. I think…I think it’s wrong.”

“Imagine a judicial nominee said ‘my experience as a white man makes me better than a latina woman’ new racism is no better than old racism”

“White man racist nominee would be forced to withdraw. Latina woman racist should also withdraw.”