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On the recordSeptember 6, 2011
Well, that was very nice, Senator Hatch, and I know that now all the nominees can expect a question about what sentence they thought the guy that took the Christmas tree should get.
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Amy Klobuchar
Democratic · Minnesota

Editor's note · Context

Klobuchar humorously references a previous comment by Hatch regarding a sentencing question.

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