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Orrin Hatch: Well, I suppose the overwhelming majority in the most populated State, in the case of California, is out of the…

On the recordNovember 12, 2003
Well, I suppose the overwhelming majority in the most populated State, in the case of California, is out of the mainstream. I guess the overwhelming majority in one of the largest States in the Union, Texas, is out of the mainstream. You know, I suppose having the support of her fellow judges, in the case of Carolyn Kuhl, across the board, Democrats and Republicans, is out of the mainstream. According to these people over here--I will tell you who is out of the mainstream, it is these people over here who are filibustering judges for the first time in history and really endangering this process. It is ridiculous. It is wrong. I think the American people have to rise up and let them know it is wrong.
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Orrin Hatch
Republican · Utah

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Addressing the filibustering of judicial nominees during a Senate debate.

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