On the recordMarch 19, 2017
It is not enough to say in private that the President's attacks on the judiciary are disheartening.
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congress.govDick Durbin: “It is not enough to say in private that the President's attacks on the judiciary are disheartening.”
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Durbin emphasizes the need for Gorsuch to publicly acknowledge judicial independence.
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