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On the recordOctober 21, 2020
Thank you. You know that the process we are in right now is based on clear precedent. I have scoured American history to find the precedent of conducting a debate and vote on a Supreme Court nominee during an election, and I haven't found it. So I just wanted to check in on, essentially, what am I missing? Where is there a precedent for conducting this debate and this vote during an election?
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Jeff Merkley
Democratic · Oregon
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Oct 21, 2020

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