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On the recordDecember 12, 2005
I will not reclaim the floor. But what happened to those judges? Not with my principle as an up-or-down vote, but I ask my distinguished colleague what happened. Ultimately, they got an up-or-down vote on the floor of the Senate. That is all this discussion is about.
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William H. Frist
Tennessee

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