Dear senators, well, I always appreciate hearing from colleagues on the committee, your request to hold a second hearing on Vanita Gupta's nomination to the associate attorney general appears to be little more than a delay tactic, aimed not at gathering more information but at obstructing a highly qualified and historic nominee who’s dedicated her career to the protection and expansion of civil rights.
Dick Durbin responds to Republican senators' request for a second hearing on Vanita Gupta's nomination, calling it a delay tactic.
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