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Charles E. Schumer: If philosophy did not matter, the White House would send us a far broader panoply of judges, in terms of their views…

On the recordJanuary 29, 2003
If philosophy did not matter, the White House would send us a far broader panoply of judges, in terms of their views, than they do.
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Charles E. Schumer
New York
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congress.gov
Jan 29, 2003

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Schumer argues that judicial philosophy is significant in nominations.

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