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Jim Jordan: “It is still the constitutional right and prerogative of the Senator to block a nominee for whatever reason they choose.”

On the recordJanuary 31, 2012
It is still the constitutional right and prerogative of the Senator to block a nominee for whatever reason they choose.
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Jim Jordan
Republican · Ohio

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Jordan emphasizes the constitutional right of Senators to block nominees.

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