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Chris Coons: Every time the Senate holds up a nominee for partisan or political reasons, we lose not only the contributions of that…

On the recordApril 9, 2013
Every time the Senate holds up a nominee for partisan or political reasons, we lose not only the contributions of that candidate, but we make it harder to find talented individuals willing to serve.
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Chris Coons
Democratic · Delaware

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Coons emphasizes the negative impact of partisan delays on judicial nominations.

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