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Rick Santorum: “I rise to support what seems to be a growing notion on the floor that we not vote on this nominee today, that we take an…”

On the recordFebruary 10, 1998
I rise to support what seems to be a growing notion on the floor that we not vote on this nominee today, that we take an opportunity for the sake of fairness to give Judge Massiah-Jackson the opportunity to respond to the new information provided by the district attorneys association. I must admit that for a period of several months prior to the nominee coming up before the committee I was provided a whole bunch of information slid under the door, thrown over the transom, but not information that was in fact stood behind by anybody willing to come forward and say this is what the record indicates and go on the record.
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Rick Santorum
Republican · Pennsylvania

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Discussing the nomination of Judge Massiah-Jackson and the need for fairness in the process.

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