In addition to the record not being complete, the committee usually considers it important to have sufficient time to review and understand the record.

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For Democratic senators this is a vote of conscience, not a chess game, ... That's why Democratic senators are not voting in lockstep, unlike some partisans who cheerlead for anyone the White House picks, even before hearings are held.

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This is a modest request. We could have asked for the moon, but we're not.

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The number of Atlantic salmon returning to U.S. rivers last year was one of the lowest ever recorded.

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It appears the vice president's previous calls for civility are now inoperative.

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[The Democrats limited their request to internal memos and recommendations related to 16 cases, and emphasized that it was no random fishing expedition.] This is a modest request, ... We could have asked for the moon, but we're not.

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