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Harry Reid: “I say to my friend, our friend from Idaho listed 1, 2, 3, his priorities. In listing the priorities of the people from…”

On the recordOctober 10, 2001
I say to my friend, our friend from Idaho listed 1, 2, 3, his priorities. In listing the priorities of the people from the State of North Dakota, where does the Senator think our moving judges through this system would list in ranking? Does the Senator think they would be in the top 100?
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Harry Reid
Democratic · Nevada

Editor's note · Context

Questioning the prioritization of judicial nominations during a debate.

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