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On the recordJanuary 31, 2022
The way that the President has handled this nomination has been clumsy at best. It adds to the further perception that the court is a political institution like Congress when it is not supposed to be.
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Susan Collins
Republican · Maine
Source
msnbc.com

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Collins critiques Biden's handling of the Supreme Court nomination process, suggesting it politicizes the court.

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