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Mike Crapo: “The question is whether the ABA, or anybody for that matter, should be giving a blackball and be able to prohibit or ban…”

On the recordSeptember 3, 2018
The question is whether the ABA, or anybody for that matter, should be giving a blackball and be able to prohibit or ban a candidate from being considered by this Committee if it does not give it its approval.
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Mike Crapo
Republican · Idaho

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Crapo raises concerns about the ABA's influence on candidate approval.

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