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Chuck Schumer: “The final question in relation to the hearing tomorrow, would the chairman of the committee, the Senator from Utah, just…”

On the recordFebruary 12, 2003
The final question in relation to the hearing tomorrow, would the chairman of the committee, the Senator from Utah, just give us 1 day of questions for Mr. Roberts? As the Senator well knows, we had an unprecedented three court of appeals nominees before us in 1 day--all three controversial, all three very erudite. We never had that before. We took all day. To his credit, our chairman waited until 9:30 but that is when the questions finished with Mr. Sutton and one of the reasons many Members find difficulty voting on Judge Roberts, who is a brilliant man. I would just like to ask some questions. We have not had a chance to ask questions. I ask my colleague, if you give us 1 day of hearings on Judge Roberts, we would agree to vote the very next day. Would that be acceptable to the Senator?
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Chuck Schumer
Democratic · New York

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Requesting additional hearing time for questions regarding Judge Roberts during Senate proceedings.

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