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On the recordJanuary 22, 2013
The Constitution places in the Senate the authority to advise and consent the President on the President's nominees, and we take that obligation very seriously.
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Mike Lee
Republican · Utah

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Affirms the Senate's constitutional role in confirming judicial nominees.

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