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Jon S. Corzine: “I have a whole list of folks who waited 1,454 days, 1,000 days for a hearing, 602 days. If somebody looked at one of…”

On the recordNovember 12, 2003
I have a whole list of folks who waited 1,454 days, 1,000 days for a hearing, 602 days. If somebody looked at one of those nominees who was not allowed to come to the floor of the Senate for a vote, at least a broad group of folks who review the qualifications of an individual, you are qualified enough to be the dean of Harvard Law School but somehow not qualified to have a vote on the floor of the Senate.
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Jon S. Corzine
Democratic · New Jersey

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Discussing delays in Senate votes on judicial nominees.

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