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On the recordSeptember 3, 2018
Judge Kavanaugh would limit the ability of Congress to structure and empower administrative agencies to do this important work.
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

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Durbin criticizes Kavanaugh's views on limiting Congress's power over agencies.

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