On the recordSeptember 20, 2020
In 2014, the American people elected a Republican majority of the Senate to put the brakes on President Obama's judicial nominations.
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Cotton argues that the Republican majority was elected to halt judicial nominations from Obama, justifying the filling of the Supreme Court seat.
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