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Heidi Heitkamp: “I believed a yes vote would have compromised my true belief that this person did not have the temperament to be on the…”

On the recordOctober 8, 2018
I believed a yes vote would have compromised my true belief that this person did not have the temperament to be on the Supreme Court.
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Heidi Heitkamp
Democratic · North Dakota

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Senator Heitkamp explained her reasoning for voting against Kavanaugh's confirmation.

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