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On the recordMarch 20, 2022
I think you have to have integrity. I think you have to have a judicial temperament. But a philosophy? Where has that come from?
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Durbin emphasizes the importance of integrity over judicial philosophy.

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