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Durbin: Why is Senate GOP putting SCOTUS ahead of virus aid?

Amid memorials for Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the political fight over confirming her replacement is already in full swing. Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois, the Senate's second-highest ranking Democrat, is a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee. He joins Lisa Desjardins to discuss why he thinks Republicans are being inconsistent about filling this Supreme Court vacancy and what happens next.

Durbin: Why is Senate GOP putting SCOTUS ahead of virus aid?

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