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Mazie Hirono: I pointed to an op-ed that had been written by two former White House staff secretaries, John Podesta and Todd Stern…

On the recordSeptember 3, 2018
I pointed to an op-ed that had been written by two former White House staff secretaries, John Podesta and Todd Stern, entitled 'Staff Secretaries Aren't Traffic Cops: Stop Treating Kavanaugh Like He Was One.'
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Mazie Hirono
Democratic · Hawaii

Editor's note · Context

Hirono references an op-ed to highlight the treatment of Kavanaugh during the hearings.

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