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Tom Harkin: I can tell the Senator, no one has ever said that to me. In fact, Republicans in Iowa ask me why she is being held up.…

On the recordSeptember 26, 2000
I can tell the Senator, no one has ever said that to me. In fact, Republicans in Iowa ask me why she is being held up. Why isn't she going through? Mainstream Republicans are asking me that. Editorials are being written in Iowa papers saying the Senate ought to move on this nominee and not hold her up. No, not one person has come up to me and said she is not qualified, not one person. When you were chairman and we had a Republican President and a Democratic Senate, we had just the opposite of what we have now. Nine circuit court judges were nominated in 1992 who were confirmed the same year.
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Tom Harkin
Democratic · Iowa

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Discussing the nomination process for a judicial nominee during Senate debate.

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