In Support of Elena Kagan
Sen. Patrick Leahy, The Hill
In recent years, we have seen how just one vote on the Supreme Court can affect countless Americans and impact such important daily pocketbook issues like equal pay for equal work and discriminatory practices in the work place. Just one vote on the Supreme Court recently determined corporate money can drown out the voices of Americans in elections that decide the direction of our democracy. Democrats in the Senate are working to right that wrong. I hope Senate Republicans will reconsider their opposition to allowing the Senate to even debate the Disclose Act, which responds to the...
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