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Alex Padilla: “If the Supreme Court justices won't enact or adopt an…”

Featuring: Alex Padilla, Democratic | U.S. Senate from California

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Nicolle Wallace Interviews Senator Alex Padilla on Supreme Court Ethics Reform

Published | Video Starts at 02:40

And if they refuse to police themselves, then it's past time that Congress takes action. And that's I look forward to doing when we return in July. As Chairman Durbin said, we're going to take up legislation. If the Supreme Court justices won't enact or adopt an enforceable code of ethics for themselves, then Congress will do it. We know we have the power and the authority to do so. Just as we've required financial disclosures of circuit court, district court judges, we have the authority to enforce this upon the Supreme Court. (02:40–02:50)

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