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Mitch McConnell: “Mitch McConnell, as the majority leader of the Senate simply decided he was not going to confirm judges in anywhere near…”

On the recordJanuary 1, 2017
Mitch McConnell, as the majority leader of the Senate simply decided he was not going to confirm judges in anywhere near the numbers that had been done historically.
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Mitch McConnell
Republican · Kentucky

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Jonathan Turley discusses the intentional decision by Mitch McConnell to limit judicial confirmations.

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