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On the recordFebruary 23, 2016
I am here to talk about Takata airbags, but I want to say to the Senator from Minnesota that she is so right on. The Constitution, article II, says that the President ``shall nominate'' and the Senate ``shall confirm.'' It doesn't say ``may'' or ``wish.'' It says ``shall.'' It is a constitutional responsibility of our duties. Just do your job, U.S. Senate. Just do the job, and we will see, once the President comes forward with a nominee. Let's see. Are we going to have committee hearings? Let's see if we are going to have open and bipartisan discussion on the merits of the nominee that is put forth. Let's see if the Constitution is trashed or whether the Constitution is upheld in the process put out to us in the third branch of government. I thank the Senator from Minnesota.
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Bill Nelson
Democratic · Florida

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