Topic - Richard J. Durbin

“To lump these nominees together into groups of 30, 40 and 50 and say to the members of the Senate, ‘take it or leave it,’ is a dereliction of duty, an abdication of our constitutional responsibility,” said Illinois Sen. Richard J. Durbin, the minority whip and top Democrat on the Judiciary Committee.

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"Instead of exercising this constitutional oversight duty, my Republican colleagues are holding this hearing," Mr. Durbin said. "Apparently armchair diagnosing former President Biden is more important than the issues of grave concern, which … this committee should be addressing."

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