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Richard Blumenthal: “We have been denied -- we have been denied real access to the documents we need to advise -- which turns this hearing…”

On the recordSeptember 3, 2018
We have been denied -- we have been denied real access to the documents we need to advise -- which turns this hearing into a charade and a mockery of our norms.
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Richard Blumenthal
Democratic · Connecticut

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Richard Blumenthal expresses frustration over lack of access to necessary documents for the confirmation hearing.

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