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On the recordSeptember 4, 2003
Today is a shameful moment in the history of this great institution. The Senate has been denied the right to confirm or reject a brilliant and a well-qualified nominee because of the obstruction of the few--a hard-working and honorable immigrant American who has excelled in the pursuit of the law and risen to the very top of his profession has been turned away because of the rankest political partisanship.
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William H. Frist
Tennessee

Editor's note · Context

Addressing the withdrawal of Miguel A. Estrada's nomination for Circuit Judge.

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