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Jon Kyl: “I find him to be very thoughtful and a highly qualified person for this position. I simply wish to make the point to my…”

On the recordSeptember 17, 2007
I find him to be very thoughtful and a highly qualified person for this position. I simply wish to make the point to my colleagues that I am looking forward to this confirmation process, first as a member of the Judiciary Committee and then as a matter before the full body. I think my colleagues will find Judge Mukasey not only highly qualified, being a graduate of Columbia and Yale Law School, but also someone who has an extraordinarily fine reputation on the bench and bar.
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Jon Kyl
Republican · Arizona

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Discussing the nomination of Judge Michael Mukasey as Attorney General.

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