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John Sarbanes: “I am prompted to do this by the statement of the chairman of the Judiciary Committee. It is outrageous you should…”

On the recordJuly 30, 2003
I am prompted to do this by the statement of the chairman of the Judiciary Committee. It is outrageous you should suggest you would schedule the judge for tomorrow on a cloture vote and not provide time for debate, which is the issue that is at stake here. We need the debate on the judge, and then you say, well, you are interfering with the progress of the Energy bill. Who was it who scheduled the judge for tomorrow? That is where the intrusion came in terms of the process of dealing with the Energy bill.
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John Sarbanes
Democratic · Maryland
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Editor's note · Context

Addressing concerns about scheduling a judge's cloture vote without allowing time for debate.

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