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By: Dick Durbin

Date: March 8, 2022

Issues: Criminal Justice

"We have U.S. Attorneys and U.S. Marshals who are being held up by one Republican Senator. It's the height of hypocrisy to ask witnesses about "defunding the police" while engaging in a parallel move: blocking the confirmation of law enforcement officials vital to our safety."

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