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Amy Coney Barrett: “I think precisely because of those sorts of things, yes, it is my understanding that the lower federal courts are also…”

On the recordJuly 16, 2026
I think precisely because of those sorts of things, yes, it is my understanding that the lower federal courts are also in great need of security funding and have been pushing for that in their courthouses and through GSA as well.
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Amy Coney Barrett
Independent · District of Columbia

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Responding to concerns about judicial security funding.

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