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On the recordMarch 19, 2017
This should not be a partisan issue. We all know that the powers abused today by a Republican President may be abused tomorrow by a Democratic one.
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Durbin warns against partisan bias in evaluating Gorsuch's potential judicial decisions.

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