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Joe Biden: “In fairness, 5 of those 14 judges were not confirmed. We laid out why, and there was a great controversy about it. We…”

On the recordSeptember 26, 2000
In fairness, 5 of those 14 judges were not confirmed. We laid out why, and there was a great controversy about it. We debated it and we laid out why. Again, I never question the right of the Senate or an individual Senator to say, I do not want so-and-so on the bench and I will tell you why and I will fight it. I got that. I got that. I understand that. That is what the advise and consent clause is about. But what I don't get is: Hey, you know, she is a Democrat, we are Republicans. We may win so we will not confirm anybody until we determine whether we win.
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Joe Biden
Democratic · Delaware

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Discussing the confirmation of judges and the political dynamics involved.

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