Activist Quote by Dick Durbin

This [Judge Samuel Alito] may be one of the most significant or consequential nominations that the Senate will vote on since I've been here…

— Joe Biden

Judge [Samuel] Alito, I'll tell you the same thing I told John Roberts. I expect you to adhere to the Code of Judicial Conduct.

— Jon Kyl

Some liberal interest groups have come out in full force and have attempted to paint Judge [Samuel] Alito to be an extremist and to…

— Chuck Grassley

I have kept my promise to the American people by nominating a justice of the United States supreme court judge Neil Gorsuch who is…

— Donald Trump

We need to consider nominations as thoroughly and carefully as the American people deserve. No one is entitled to a free pass to a…

— Patrick Leahy

The real debate is we've had an activist court, and the American people don't want an activist court. And the real fear from those…

— Tom Coburn

I'm one that believes that Samuel Alito appointment on the Supreme Court is a pivotal appointment. And because he replace Sandra Day O'Connor and…

— Dianne Feinstein

As president, I will only nominate judges - including Supreme Court justices - who will commit to upholding Roe v. Wade as settled law…

— Kirsten Gillibrand

Conservatives who care about nominations of judges who practice judicial restraint are, constitutionally, restrained people themselves.

— Wendy Long

I want judges on the Supreme Court who will not use that position to impose their personal policy preferences or political agenda on the…

— John Cornyn

I believe you [Samuel Alito] and others would look and say that the role of the courts is limited and it's not to decide…

— Sam Brownback

Supreme Court nominations are an occasion to pause and reflect on the values that make our nation strong, just and fair. And we must…

— Edward Kennedy