He noted that he disagreed "often" with Sessions in the Senate, singling out immigration reform. However, even in those circumstances, Sessions was "thoughtful" and "courteous".
The Judiciary Committee's meeting casting their vote on Sessions has been marked by long speeches by opposing Democrats - which Chair Chuck Grassley is explicitly permitting because Democratic Sen. Patrick Leahy permitted the same courtesy to Republicans when he was the committee's chair - and absences of Republicans (to vote on the floor for other nominations) causing long pauses for a lack of a quorum. There has even been at least one protester interruption.
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