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On the recordMarch 13, 2017
This kind of legislative hostage-taking certainly is not unheard of in the Senate, but in the context of consideration of a nominee for the Office of U.S. Trade Representative, it is totally unprecedented.
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Chuck Grassley
Republican · Iowa

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Grassley criticizes the use of unrelated demands in confirming a trade nominee.

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