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Patrick Leahy: “I supported his nomination, and unlike now when even people come out of here unanimously and are held up month after…”

On the recordApril 15, 2010
I supported his nomination, and unlike now when even people come out of here unanimously and are held up month after month, week after week, he was reported favorably by this Committee and was confirmed to the Tenth Circuit by a voice vote.
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Patrick Leahy
Democratic · Vermont

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Leahy contrasts past and present nomination processes, emphasizing quicker confirmations.

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