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Bill Clinton: To refuse to allow the Senate to vote on his nomination does a disservice to the confirmation process, to this…

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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Bill Clinton
Democratic · Arkansas

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Statement on Senate Inaction on the Nomination for Assistant Attorney General, Civil Rights Division

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