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On the recordJanuary 30, 2012
We cannot operate this Government when one party says, we are not going to confirm somebody because we do not like the agency over which he will administer or regulate.
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Sherrod Brown
Democratic · Ohio

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Brown argues against blocking nominees based on agency preferences.

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