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Richard Blumenthal: “I would like you to tell me that I am wrong, and I would like you to tell me that you would put aside your Heller II…”

On the recordSeptember 3, 2018
I would like you to tell me that I am wrong, and I would like you to tell me that you would put aside your Heller II dissent, and as a member of the United States Supreme Court, if confirmed, you would uphold a ban on assault weapons.
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Richard Blumenthal
Democratic · Connecticut

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Blumenthal challenges Kavanaugh on his stance regarding assault weapon bans.

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