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Mark Warner: “You brought up the very important case of George Washington's nomination, Rutledge, who had been a constitutional…”

On the recordMarch 11, 2003
You brought up the very important case of George Washington's nomination, Rutledge, who had been a constitutional Framer, and his colleagues in this Chamber, some of whom were constitutional Framers, turned him down, correct--but they did it by a vote. Am I not correct on that?
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Mark Warner
Democratic · Virginia

Editor's note · Context

Discussing historical nominations and the voting process in the Senate.

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