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By: Chuck Schumer

Date: Aug. 2, 2025

Location: Washington, DC

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Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, I just listened to my friend, the majority leader, speak. Let me say, historically bad nominees deserve historic levels of scrutiny. I saw the majority leader bring out a chart again today comparing the situation right now to past nominees from past administrations. What he fails to mention is we have never seen nominees as flawed, as compromised, as unqualified as we have right now. And the Republican Senators know that.

So, once again, historically bad nominees deserve a historical level of scrutiny.

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