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Richard Blumenthal: “Should this lesson be written into the law so that the faceless criminal defendant who may not get a Senate Judiciary…”

On the recordMarch 27, 2012
Should this lesson be written into the law so that the faceless criminal defendant who may not get a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing has the same protection?
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Richard Blumenthal
Democratic · Connecticut

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Advocates for legislative changes to protect defendants without Senate hearings.

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