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On the recordSeptember 21, 2020
The Supreme Court vacancy created by Justice Ginsburg's death makes this hearing salient as well as poignant.
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Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island

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Whitehouse highlights the importance of the Supreme Court vacancy.

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