On the recordMay 18, 2005
The duties of the United States Senate are set forth in the Constitution of the United States. Nowhere in that document does it say the Senate has a duty to give presidential nominees a vote.
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congress.govHarry Reid: “The duties of the United States Senate are set forth in the Constitution of the United States. Nowhere in that document…”
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Reid's assertion about the Senate's constitutional responsibilities regarding presidential nominees.
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