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Jon Kyl: The four nominees who are before us today are the only four the Senate can consider. They are the only nominees who have…

On the recordOctober 3, 2000
The four nominees who are before us today are the only four the Senate can consider. They are the only nominees who have gone all the way through the process from nomination, ABA clearance, FBI clearance, hearing before the Judiciary Committee, and then the Judiciary Committee having acted upon them to send them to the floor of the Senate.
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Jon Kyl
Republican · Arizona

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Discussing the nomination process for federal district judges during Senate debate.

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