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Patrick Leahy: if I understand, we have never had this circumstance. Certainly, I have not in my 25 years in the Senate. I do not…

On the recordMarch 8, 2000
if I understand, we have never had this circumstance. Certainly, I have not in my 25 years in the Senate. I do not believe ever having a circumstance where we have had cloture on two judicial nominations and then had a motion to postpone, in effect, killing the nominations.
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Patrick Leahy
Democratic · Vermont

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Discussing the unusual circumstances surrounding judicial nominations in the Senate.

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