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Patrick Leahy: “That`s an abrogation of everything the Senate should stand for. You had a Republican member who went way over the time…”

On the recordMarch 23, 2022
That`s an abrogation of everything the Senate should stand for. You had a Republican member who went way over the time allotted and ignore the rules of the committee, badgered the nominee with would not even let her answer the questions and I`ve never seen anything like that. I`ve been here 48 years.
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Patrick Leahy
Democratic · Vermont
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msnbc.com

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Leahy expressed outrage over Lindsey Graham's behavior during the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing.

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