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Dick Durbin: “In the 2006 hearing you told Senator Arlen Specter you gave President Bush advice on signing statements.”

On the recordSeptember 3, 2018
In the 2006 hearing you told Senator Arlen Specter you gave President Bush advice on signing statements.
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Durbin referenced Kavanaugh's past statements about advising on presidential signing statements.

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