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Dick Durbin: “The majority is also violating numerous longstanding [Committee] standards in a desperate attempt to confirm the…”

On the recordNovember 11, 2026
The majority is also violating numerous longstanding [Committee] standards in a desperate attempt to confirm the [un]qualified loyalists to lifetime appointments before Democrats take the majority.
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois
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Accusing Republicans of undermining committee standards.

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