On the recordMarch 15, 2016
This is precisely the time when we should play it straight and treat the process of appointing a Supreme Court Justice with the seriousness and care it deserves.
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Remarks on the Nomination of Merrick B. Garland To Be a United States Supreme Court Associate Justice
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