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On the recordJune 26, 2018
Our Republican colleagues in the Senate should follow the rule they set in 2016, not to consider a Supreme Court justice in an election year.
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Chuck Schumer
Democratic · New York

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Chuck Schumer argues that Republicans should adhere to the precedent they established in 2016 regarding Supreme Court nominations during an election year.

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