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Patrick Leahy: “It is an embarrassment that Senators do not insist that a nominee reveal what kind of Justice she would make by…”

On the recordJune 30, 2010
It is an embarrassment that Senators do not insist that a nominee reveal what kind of Justice she would make by disclosing her views on important legal issues.
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Patrick Leahy
Democratic · Vermont

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Critiquing the lack of transparency in judicial nominations.

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