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On the recordMarch 20, 2022
This second day is known affectionately by a term of medieval justice known as the 'trial by ordeal.'
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Durbin humorously refers to the hearing process as a trial by ordeal.

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