Process here at the Judiciary Committee. The blue slip is a long and cherished tradition. Both Democratic presidents and Republican presidents have asked us to get rid of it. We never have and I hope we never will. What did you make of the back and forth between Senator Booker and some of his Democratic colleagues, but also this move to block this bipartisan police legislation? (00:05–00:33)
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Asserts that the blue slip tradition has been maintained despite requests from presidents to eliminate it.
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