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Byron Dorgan: “Well, that is not the case. That has not been done. But No. 2, release the information that is available with respect to…”

On the recordMarch 18, 2003
Well, that is not the case. That has not been done. But No. 2, release the information that is available with respect to his service at the Justice Department for the Solicitor General's Office. The fact is, when those conditions are met, I will be on the floor saying, let us have a final vote on Mr. Estrada. If those conditions are not met, neither the Senator nor anyone else in the Senate ought to demand that we give up our rights and opportunities to ask questions for those who seek a lifetime appointment to the Federal bench.
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Byron Dorgan
Democratic · North Dakota

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Discussing the confirmation process for judicial nominee Miguel Estrada.

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