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On the recordJune 13, 2023
Do you think they can maintain credibility with the public, or even deserve to, if they won't disclose when they are the beneficiary of extraordinarily generous and completely out-of-reach vacations?
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Peter Welch
Democratic · Vermont
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Editor's note · Context

Welch questions the credibility of justices who do not disclose lavish benefits.

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