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Tom Harkin: “So it only seems fair and right we bring her out here and have a vote. If people want to vote one way or the other, that…”

On the recordOctober 5, 2000
So it only seems fair and right we bring her out here and have a vote. If people want to vote one way or the other, that is fine. But it is not fair, 217 days. I will end my comments again by saying the standard bearer of the Republican Party, Governor Bush of Texas, has stated there ought to be a 60-day deadline on judge nominations, in other words 60 days from the day nominated to the time they get a vote in the Senate. I endorse that. Bonnie Campbell has been sitting there 217 days. Let's bring her out for a vote.
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Tom Harkin
Democratic · Iowa
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Advocating for a vote on judicial nominations during Senate floor debate.

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