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Tom Harkin: “every day I raise it and every day the Republican majority objects. It is still a shame that Bonnie Campbell has been…”

On the recordOctober 24, 2000
every day I raise it and every day the Republican majority objects. It is still a shame that Bonnie Campbell has been tied up in that committee since May. She has had her hearing. She has done a great job running the Violence Against Women office. Everyone agrees on that. She would be an outstanding circuit court judge. No one doubts her qualifications. Yet the Judiciary Committee refuses to report out her name. It is really a disservice to her and to our country, and it is really a disgrace on this body that her name continues to be bottled up in the Judiciary Committee.
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Tom Harkin
Democratic · Iowa
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Addressing the delay in confirming Bonnie Campbell for a circuit court judge position.

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