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Connecticut Senator Richard Blumenthal Discusses Supreme Court Reforms and Ethics on Defending Democracy Podcast

Published | Video Starts at 16:39

It would solve it by requiring more disclosure, adherence to rules, same kinds of ethical standards that apply to senators, to members of the executive branch, to lower court judges, courts of appeals and district court judges. I've also introduced, by the way, a bill that would establish an inspector general. And you know, every other branch of government, critically important agency, has an inspector general who can actually investigate potential violations. They don't like the idea of Congress investigating. (16:39–16:46)

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