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On the recordOctober 21, 2020
This is not a decision the members of the committee have taken lightly, but a Republican majority has left us no choice. We are boycotting this is illegitimate hearing.
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Chuck Schumer
Democratic · New York
Source
msnbc.com

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Chuck Schumer explains the decision to boycott the hearing on Amy Coney Barrett's nomination.

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