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Patrick Leahy: “No one is entitled to a free pass to a lifetime appointment to the Supreme Court.”

On the recordJuly 18, 2005
No one is entitled to a free pass to a lifetime appointment to the Supreme Court.
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Patrick Leahy
Democratic · Vermont

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Senator Patrick Leahy asserts the need for thorough questioning of Judge Roberts before confirmation.

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