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On the recordMarch 19, 2017
I will concede that point. But your lack of memory at the moment, and contrast that with your clear statement that you believe that the McCain bill, which I supported, outlawed waterboarding.
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

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Durbin highlights Gorsuch's inconsistency regarding the McCain bill on waterboarding.

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