judge ericson, confirmed with support of every republican member of this committee, at least 11 cases, he sentenced people to below guidelines sentences. does that surprise you? >> it does not, senator. >> i'm not sure if you know judge ericson, but do you have any reason to believe he's soft of child pornography based on these sentences? >> i don't have any reason to believe that. >> do you think my republican colleagues are soft on child pornography because they voted for judge ericson to become a federal appellate judge, even after he issued these 11 sentences? >> senator, i'm not in a position to evaluate whether your colleagues are soft on crime because of their votes. i have no reason to believe that. >> they voted for this person, but i think it would probably be quite unfair to characterize him as being soft on child pornography. i would also like to talk to you about judge joseph bianco, confirmed in 2014 with the support of every member of this committee, including senator hawley. he sentenced a defendant to 16 months in prison when his guideline range was 151 to 188 months.