Being Quote by Brett Kavanaugh

Under the Constitution, the president, not the Senate, nominates and appoints judges. The Senate has a different role. We must give our advice .

— Orrin Hatch

The Constitution says the President shall nominate, not maybe he could, maybe he can't, he shall nominate. Implicit in the Constitution is that the…

— Joe Biden

Let there be no reservation or doubt that I believe the Senate should vote on each and every judicial appointment made by the President…

— Johnny Isakson

The majority in the Senate is prepared to restore the Senate's traditions and precedents to ensure that regardless of party, any president's judicial nominees,…

— Mitch McConnell

I would hope that the Senate would do its job and confirm the nominee that President [Barack] Obama has sent to them. That's the…

— Hillary Clinton

No matter how badly senators want to know things, judicial nominees are limited in what they may discuss. That limitation is real, and it…

— Orrin Hatch

It is a president's constitutional right to nominate a Supreme Court justice, and it is the Senate's constitutional right to act as a check…

— Mitch McConnell

The Constitution entrusts the Senate with the duty to provide to the President the 'advice and consent' for a lifetime appointment on the United…

— Cindy Hyde-Smith

While the president is to nominate that individual [to Supreme Court], we in the Senate must provide our advice and consent. This function is…

— Mike DeWine

Voting on a lifetime appointment to the Supreme Court is one of the most important duties of a U.S. Senator.

— Cindy Hyde-Smith

Because judges may not issue advisory opinions, judicial nominees may not do so either, especially on issues likely to come before the court. That…

— Orrin Hatch

No senator's vote, except for the declaration of war or the authorization for the use of force, is more important than the confirmation of…

— Arlen Specter