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Sheldon Whitehouse: “What happens when the Republicans get five appointees on the Supreme Court?”

On the recordMarch 19, 2017
What happens when the Republicans get five appointees on the Supreme Court?
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Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island

Editor's note · Context

Questions the impact of a Republican-dominated Supreme Court on law changes.

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