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Watch: Ben Sasse causes Gorsuch to burst into laughter with hilarious text from his wife
After the grueling daylong questioning, Judge Neil Gorsuch breaks into laughter after fielding a question from Nebraska Sen. Ben Sasse during his Supreme Court confirmation hearing Tuesday on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. Gorsuch was nominated by President Donald Trump to fill the vacancy left on the court by the February 2016 death of Associate Justice Antonin Scalia. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Watch: Ben Sasse causes Gorsuch to burst into laughter with hilarious text from his wife

Nebraska Sen. Ben Sasse broke the tension of the long, 11-hour confirmation hearing of Justice Neil Gorsuch with a bit of humanizing humor on Monday.

Having just come away from a grilling by Sen. Al Franken that actually prompted an eye roll from Gorusch at one point, Ben Sasse took his turn. Instead of continuing with a thread of gotcha questions, Sasse — as is in his nature — decided to inject a bit of humor to break the tension.

"My wife also sent me a text a little bit ago and said — and I'm sure she didn't expect me to read it, but — 'How in the world is Gorsuch able to go so many hours at a time without peeing?'" Sasse asked, reading from his phone.

This was enough to send Gorsuch, and the room, into a laughing fit.

"I won't make you answer, but the SCOTUS bladder is something the whole country stands in awe of," Sasse said.

Watch below:

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This was undoubtedly a welcome change for Gorsuch, who mentioned that this confirmation process has taken a heavy toll on his family, something he says he regrets having to have done.

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