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Arlen Specter: “I will say they are very important nominations because the Attorney General of the United States is the only official…”

On the recordMay 3, 2001
I will say they are very important nominations because the Attorney General of the United States is the only official requiring confirmation who has been confirmed so far. He does not have the No. 2 person, the Deputy; he does not have the No. 3 person, the Solicitor General. The discussion in the Judiciary Committee, instead of focusing on those individuals for confirmation, the discussion concerned itself with the blue slips and the American Bar Association and many collateral matters.
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Arlen Specter
Democratic · Pennsylvania
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Editor's note · Context

Discussing the importance of nominations for Deputy Attorney General and Solicitor General during a Judiciary Committee meeting.

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