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Peter Welch: “My constituents in Vermont say, Peter, what are you talking…”

Featuring: Peter Welch, Democratic | U.S. Senate, Vermont

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Senator Welch speaks about gifts and travel Supreme Court justices have received

Published | Video Starts at 00:54

It's worth $100,000, but it doesn't have to be reported. You know, when we talk about a code of ethics for the Supreme Court, and these are some of the examples of why it's needed, My constituents in Vermont say, Peter, what are you talking about, a code of ethics? They can get away with that. They can do that. They can take this free trip. It's really, really shocking. (00:54–00:59)

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Asserts that constituents are surprised by the lack of a Supreme Court code of ethics.

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