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Pete Sessions: I will ask the Senator from Utah--I first would say how effective I think he has been tonight in indicating there are no…

On the recordFebruary 26, 2003
I will ask the Senator from Utah--I first would say how effective I think he has been tonight in indicating there are no reasons to oppose this nomination. I would note that the Mobile Register in my State has a fine editorial page, and they wrote: All precedent indicates that a filibuster against judicial nominations for any reason but one concerning the nominee's very integrity is essentially dirty pool. My question is: Has this nominee's integrity ever been questioned and does the Senator agree that this filibuster is dirty pool?
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Pete Sessions
Republican · Texas

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Discussing the nomination process and filibuster tactics during Senate debate.

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