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Chuck Grassley: I think it's just basically attack, attack, attack. It's not advise and consent. It's search and destroy.

On the recordSeptember 3, 2018
I think it's just basically attack, attack, attack. It's not advise and consent. It's search and destroy.
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Chuck Grassley
Republican · Iowa

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Grassley criticizes the approach to Kavanaugh's confirmation as aggressive and destructive.

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