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On the recordSeptember 20, 2020
It's just treachery, by the way for them to deny President Obama's nominee under the rule that you can't confirm anybody in an election year and then just four years later, admit that they were lying in 2016 when they set that rule.
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Chris Murphy
Democratic · Connecticut

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Senator Murphy criticizes Republican senators for their inconsistent stance on confirming nominees during an election year.

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