Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, commended two nominees for U.S. district courts in the Lone Star State today for having “boring” confirmation hearings, where Cruz himself was the only senator on the dais.

“I think it’s a testament to your qualifications, that each senator, having reviewed them, was impressed,” Cruz said at the hearing before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, adding that one colleague told him about being wowed by the nominees. “Those are not compliments given lightly.”