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Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, looks to ranking member Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif. (AP)
It is undisputed that in his first year in office President Trump was able to confirm a significant number of judges to the federal bench. How it happened — and whether it's a good thing — are debated here by Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, and Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif.
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It is remarkable that we have been able to confirm so many outstanding judges in light of unprecedented obstruction from Senate Democrats, says Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee.
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Republicans are rushing through extremely conservative judicial nominees at a breakneck speed, undermining the vetting process and Senate traditions, says Sen. Dianne Feinstein, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee.
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