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On the recordApril 2, 2017
Yeah, this is going to be very bad. Let me tell you what's going to happen. The judges have become more ideological because you don't have to reach across out to get one vote any longer. This is going to haunt the Senate, it's going to change the judiciary and it's so unnecessary.
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Lindsey Graham
Republican · South Carolina

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Lindsey Graham warns that changing the rules for Supreme Court nominations will lead to more ideological judges and negative consequences for the Senate.

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