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On the recordDecember 2, 2020
I would like to see that debate. I don't think there's any real rational or fact-based argument against it.
Said by
Richard Blumenthal
Democratic · Connecticut
Source
msnbc.com

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Senator Blumenthal expresses his desire to see a debate on the president's use of the pardon power.

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