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On the recordJune 14, 2021
Look, the most important thing to Mitch McConnell is his little reclusive group of billionaire donors. And the most important thing to them is control the Supreme Court that doesn`t have to answer to the voters. So, it will do what they want.
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Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island
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msnbc.com

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Sheldon Whitehouse discusses Mitch McConnell's priorities regarding Supreme Court control.

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