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On the recordSeptember 3, 2018
the late Senator Kennedy of Massachusetts called these hearings of Supreme Court nominees, 'a job interview with the American people,'
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Durbin references Kennedy's view on Supreme Court nominee hearings as public job interviews.

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