NOTABLE AND QUOTABLE

“I will not vote for, and no senator should vote for an individual nominated by any president who believes it is acceptable for a judge to allow their own personal background, gender, prejudices or sympathies to sway their decision.”

Sen. Jeff Sessions of Alabama

Before Senate hearing for Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor.

“Our foreign investors from China and elsewhere are starting to have concerns about not only the value of the dollar but how safe their investments will be in the long run.”

Sung Won Sohn

An economist at California State University on the federal deficit’s topping $1 trillion.