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On the recordJuly 22, 2026
It is a disgrace that Senate Republicans are moving forward on this nomination while Senator McConnell is still in the hospital and so soon after Senator Graham’s passing.
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois
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Durbin criticizes the timing of the nomination vote.

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