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Mike Lee: The Constitution places in the Senate the authority to advise and consent the President on the President's nominees, and…

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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