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On the recordSeptember 18, 2020
It is certainly up to the rest of us. and I'm glad that my friend and Republican colleague Lisa Murkowski came on and said it would be a double standard to try and push somebody through in only 46 days.
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Mazie Hirono
Democratic · Hawaii
Source
msnbc.com

Editor's note · Context

Senator Hirono expresses her sadness over Justice Ginsburg's passing and criticizes Mitch McConnell's intention to fill the position quickly.

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