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Elizabeth Warren: “But instead of waiting until the Senate is back in session, you’re ramming through [President] Donald Trump’s lapdogs…”

On the recordOctober 1, 2026
But instead of waiting until the Senate is back in session, you’re ramming through [President] Donald Trump’s lapdogs without a full and fair hearing, the kind that the American people deserve.
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Elizabeth Warren
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Criticizing the timing of the nomination hearing.

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