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Patrick Leahy: “It is an awesome responsibility, and I urge the nominee to engage with this Committee and through these proceedings with…”

On the recordJune 30, 2010
It is an awesome responsibility, and I urge the nominee to engage with this Committee and through these proceedings with the American people in a constitutional conversation about the role of the courts and our Constitution.
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Patrick Leahy
Democratic · Vermont

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Leahy calls for engagement between the nominee and the public regarding constitutional matters.

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