04/14/2016
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"I urge the Committee and the full Senate to consider and confirm his nomination without undue delay."
"I applaud the President's nomination of James Peterson to serve."
"Jim Peterson will make an outstanding Federal judge, and his nomination marks an important step forward in fulfilling a judgeship that has been vacant for nearly 6 years."
"The filling of judicial vacancies has been a top priority for me since even before I was sworn in to the U.S. Senator a year ago."