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Rick Allen: I hope some of our colleagues on the other side of the aisle will look back on some of their own statements from 3 years…

On the recordNovember 12, 2003
I hope some of our colleagues on the other side of the aisle will look back on some of their own statements from 3 years ago and 4 years ago when they were saying judges deserve up-or-down votes, and at those contemporaneous times, from Reverend Sharpton. I may not always agree with Reverend Sharpton, but he seems to be a man of fairness and I hope our colleagues on the other side of the aisle will heed his advice.
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Rick Allen
Republican · Georgia

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Discussing the importance of fair treatment for judicial nominations.

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