I know Michael's fellow Marines and his family will forever cherish the memory of their comrade, son, brother, husband and father. His tremendous capacity for love shaped their lives. We will never forget him.

This individual will ultimately be judged not by any one particular decision he will make, but by a perception about what type of person the attorney general was, ... How did they conduct their office? What kind of respect did they have? Did they bring honesty, integrity and courage to the job?

I expect these hearings will show that you have the appropriate philosophy to lead our nation into the future.

In the Marines, you're all about, 'There's nothing you can't do,' and you never give up, ... And no matter how many times you kick us down, we're going to get back up. That's what it's all about, instilled in me from Day 1. It was instilled in boot camp, and I'm still living it.

Each Cub also will be including a letter in the package, ... Hopefully, (the Marines) will write back.

He basically stabbed pro-life people in the back by joining the Gang of 14,