This is not equal justice under the law. This is not the Department of Justice the way it’s supposed to be. This is not an Attorney General that the American people deserve. Our country deserves better. Todd Blanche is not fit, and I urge my colleagues to oppose this nomination.
Alex Padilla: “This is not equal justice under the law. This is not the Department of Justice the way it’s supposed to be. This is not…”
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Concluding remarks against Todd Blanche's nomination.
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