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Lamar Alexander: “They chose to stay in their office and decide hundreds of cases after courts ruled their appointments were not…”

On the recordNovember 19, 2014
They chose to stay in their office and decide hundreds of cases after courts ruled their appointments were not legitimate.
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Lamar Alexander
Republican · Tennessee

Editor's note · Context

Alexander criticizes past appointees for ignoring court rulings on their legitimacy.

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