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Orrin Hatch: Well, I refuse to modify it. I think we ought to vote up or down. Look, if you folks are sincere on this other…

On the recordFebruary 25, 2003
Well, I refuse to modify it. I think we ought to vote up or down. Look, if you folks are sincere on this other side--and, my goodness, I have to believe you must be, although I think if you are not, it is the most brazen thing I have seen in a long time to come here and act like the whole world is being held up because we want to fill one of the most important judge seats in this country. And we want to do it with a person who has had this much of a transcript of record, who has this much of a paper trail that they have been able to examine, who has had 2 years sitting here waiting for a stinking solitary vote.
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Orrin Hatch
Republican · Utah

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Discussing the nomination process for a judicial appointment.

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