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Mazie Hirono: This process of advice and consent is really a job interview, certainly not a criminal trial.

On the recordSeptember 3, 2018
This process of advice and consent is really a job interview, certainly not a criminal trial.
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Mazie Hirono
Democratic · Hawaii

Editor's note · Context

Hirono emphasizes the nature of the confirmation process for Kavanaugh.

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