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George W. Bush: The Senate has a solemn responsibility to exercise its constitutional advice and consent function and hold up or down…

On the recordMarch 10, 2003
The Senate has a solemn responsibility to exercise its constitutional advice and consent function and hold up or down votes on judicial nominees within a reasonable time after nomination.
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George W. Bush
Republican · Texas

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Letter to Senate Leaders on the Nomination of Miguel A. Estrada To Be a United States Court of Appeals Circuit Judge

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