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Jerry Nadler: “The Senate Judiciary Committee wrote in an authoritative 1905 report that the Framers meant the word recess 'Should mean…”

On the recordFebruary 14, 2012
The Senate Judiciary Committee wrote in an authoritative 1905 report that the Framers meant the word recess 'Should mean something real, not something imaginary. Something actual. Not something fictitious.'
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Jerry Nadler
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Nadler cites historical context on the definition of 'recess' for appointments.

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