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Jon Kyl: “That is exactly correct. Let's go to the other side of the coin. The President's own Attorney General could appoint…”

On the recordMarch 20, 2007
That is exactly correct. Let's go to the other side of the coin. The President's own Attorney General could appoint someone who very aggressively followed his policies, and the Senate would have nothing to say about it.
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Jon Kyl
Republican · Arizona

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Discussing the implications of presidential appointments during a Senate debate.

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