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On the recordApril 21, 2010
So there was no Senator holding up those 64. It was the White House, and we do know who did that.
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Lamar Alexander
Republican · Tennessee

Editor's note · Context

Alexander emphasizes that the White House was responsible for delaying nominations, not any Senator.

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