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On the recordJune 27, 2017
My Republican colleagues need to make up their minds: are judges power-mad, judicial activists, or are they defenseless victims being abused by environmental lawyers? The truth is, they are neither.
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Raúl Grijalva
Democratic · Arizona

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Grijalva criticizes inconsistent Republican views on judges and environmental litigation.

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