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Claire McCaskill: “I was really moved, frankly, Mr. Vought, in your opening statement, that you expressed such affection for the Senate.”

On the recordJune 6, 2017
I was really moved, frankly, Mr. Vought, in your opening statement, that you expressed such affection for the Senate.
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Claire McCaskill
Democratic · Missouri

Editor's note · Context

McCaskill appreciates Vought's respect for the Senate's role in protecting minority rights.

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