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On the recordMarch 11, 2014
I found that one of the most challenging things of being a legislator was deciding when to vote the will of my constituents and when to vote the will of myself and my own conscience.
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

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Judge Boggs discusses the struggle between constituent desires and personal beliefs.

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