Dick Durbin said "Does the Senator recall a speech he made to the Federalist Society? I will quote from his statement there: [M]any of President Clinton's nominees tend to have limited paper trails. Determining which of the President's nominees will become activists is complicated and will require the Senate to be more diligent and extensive in its questions of a nominee's jurisprudential views. . . . Does the Senator recall making that speech to the Federalist Society?" @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordFebruary 11, 2003

Does the Senator recall a speech he made to the Federalist Society? I will quote from his statement there: [M]any of President Clinton's nominees tend to have limited paper trails. Determining which of the President's nominees will become activists is complicated and will require the Senate to be more diligent and extensive in its questions of a nominee's jurisprudential views. . . . Does the Senator recall making that speech to the Federalist Society?

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Dick Durbin

Democratic · Illinois

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Editor's note · Context

Questioning a colleague about a past speech regarding judicial nominees.

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