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Bill Clinton: Too often in the past, judicial nominations have prompted a partisan brawl and generated more heat than light.

On the recordAugust 2, 1993
Too often in the past, judicial nominations have prompted a partisan brawl and generated more heat than light.
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Bill Clinton
Democratic · Arkansas

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Remarks With Supreme Court Associate-Justice-Designate Ruth Bader Ginsburg and an Exchange With Reporters

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