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SD Senator Mike Rounds Announces Support for Supreme Court Nominee Brett Kavanaugh

SD Senator Mike Rounds Announces Support for Supreme Court Nominee Brett Kavanaugh

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South Dakota Senator Mike Rounds says he will support the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the US Supreme Court……..

Rounds says he met with Kavanaugh, and was impressed……

Rounds says it appears that Kavanaugh will not make new law from the bench……

The hearings for Kavanaugh may begin in September. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has said he would like Kavanaugh ready to join the court for its October term.

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