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Richard Blumenthal: “He failed to establish that judicial independence. He has the right rhetoric, would be defended in practice, in real…”

On the recordSeptember 5, 2018
He failed to establish that judicial independence. He has the right rhetoric, would be defended in practice, in real terms with real backbone, and that is the reason -- or one of them that I am committed to vote against him.
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Richard Blumenthal
Democratic · Connecticut

Editor's note · Context

Blumenthal expresses his commitment to vote against Kavanaugh due to his failure to defend judicial independence.

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