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On the recordJanuary 30, 2017
This is the kind of judge we want sitting on the U.S. Supreme Court. Someone who reads the law in an effort to decide what it says rather than what he wishes it said.
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Mike Lee
Republican · Utah

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Lee emphasizes the importance of having a judge who interprets the law faithfully.

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