Patrick Leahy actually said...

I had hoped to also include the five nominees for the judicial emergency vacancies in the District of Arizona in this hearing, but we have not yet received the blue slips from the Arizona Senators.

Context

Leahy discusses the absence of nominees due to missing paperwork from Arizona Senators.

11/12/2013

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