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“I want to stop the spread. They are picking homes like you, and I pick tomatoes in the grocery store.”
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On the recordJanuary 22, 2013
This is a historically high number for the beginning of a President's second term.
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Chris Coons
Democratic · Delaware
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Coons emphasizes the unprecedented level of judicial vacancies during this period.

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