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Dick Durbin: “May I ask the Senator from New York--I think it is important in this debate that we take this general and theoretical…”

On the recordMarch 4, 2003
May I ask the Senator from New York--I think it is important in this debate that we take this general and theoretical analysis of judges and their impact on America and try to make it something closer to home so the average person following this debate understands what is at stake. I can recall--and I am sure we were both Members of Congress at the time--when we passed the Americans with Disabilities Act.
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

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Discussing the impact of judges on legislation during a debate.

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