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Patrick Leahy: “Many see this as part of a concerted and partisan effort to pack the courts and tilt them sharply out of balance.”

On the recordJanuary 29, 2003
Many see this as part of a concerted and partisan effort to pack the courts and tilt them sharply out of balance.
Said by
Patrick Leahy
Democratic · Vermont
Source
congress.gov
Jan 29, 2003

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Leahy comments on the nominations process and partisan efforts regarding court appointments.

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