TRANSCRIPT: The Elena Kagan Hearings – Day 1
(CORRECTED COPY) SENATE COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY HOLDS A HEARING ON THE NOMINATION OF ELENA KAGAN TO THE SUPREME COURT JUNE 28, 2010 SPEAKERS: SEN. PATRICK J. LEAHY, D-VT. CHAIRMAN SEN. HERB KOHL, D-WIS. SEN. DIANNE FEINSTEIN, D-CALIF. SEN. RUSS FEINGOLD, D-WIS. SEN. CHARLES E. SCHUMER, D-N.Y….
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