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Pete Sessions: “I know the Senator is so knowledgeable about these matters. This is an appellate bench, which handles appellate matters.…”

On the recordFebruary 11, 2003
I know the Senator is so knowledgeable about these matters. This is an appellate bench, which handles appellate matters. But isn't it true that Mr. Estrada was a law clerk for a Second Circuit Federal judge and a U.S. Supreme Court Justice?
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Pete Sessions
Republican · Texas

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the qualifications of Mr. Estrada during a Senate debate.

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