On the recordJuly 20, 1999
To refuse to allow the Senate to vote on his nomination does a disservice to the confirmation process, to this outstanding nominee, and to the American people.
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presidency.ucsb.eduBill Clinton: “To refuse to allow the Senate to vote on his nomination does a disservice to the confirmation process, to this…”
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Statement on Senate Inaction on the Nomination for Assistant Attorney General, Civil Rights Division
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