On the recordMarch 15, 2016
There is only one Biden rule I followed while in the Senate. Every SCOTUS nominee gets a hearing, committee vote and floor vote, period.
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transcripts.cnn.comJoe Biden: “There is only one Biden rule I followed while in the Senate. Every SCOTUS nominee gets a hearing, committee vote and…”
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Joe Biden responds to Mitch McConnell's invocation of the 'Biden Rule' regarding Supreme Court nominations.
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