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On the recordApril 23, 1996
A member of a Supreme Court who works full time is paid less. The attorney retained as the ethics adviser is, I realize, a wonderful man and a good friend of mine, but this is extraordinary-- this ethics adviser is paid on a part-time basis with taxpayer money?
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Patrick Leahy
Democratic · Vermont

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Discussing compensation disparities for Supreme Court justices and ethics advisers.

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