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On the recordMarch 19, 2017
advise and consent is not really advise and consent. It means that we are the President and we are the judge
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Lindsey Graham
Republican · South Carolina

Editor's note · Context

Graham argues that the Senate's role has shifted to a judgmental stance rather than advisory.

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