Sen. Durbin: It's a sad day in the Senate

Sen. Durbin on the GOP-led fight to fill Justice Ginsburg's SCOTUS seat before the presidential election: 'I'm saddened for my Republican colleagues. They have been cowered by President Trump.'

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