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Unabated. to that point, let me say this. i ve been in the senate for 40 years. and i think my record for being willing to reach across the aisle is beyond any reasonable dispute. and i ve certainly done it with my fellow democrats here on this committee. in fact, from time to time, i ve taken lumps in some conservative circles for working closely with my democratic colleagues. i have, on some occasion, voted against confirming executive branch nominees, but far more often than not, i ve opted to defer to the occupants of the white house and allow them to choose who serves in their administration. i ve taken some lumps for that, too. i m not bringing any of this up to brag or solicit praise from anyone in the audience. i raise all of this today so people can know, i m serious when i say that i am worried about what my colleagues on the minority side are doing to the senate as an institution. ....

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