Sen. Mike Crapo and other Idaho officials comment on Supreme Court nomination of Amy Coney Barrett

U.S. Senator for Idaho Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) issued a comment Saturday on President Trump's nomination of Amy Coney Barrett as an Associate Justice for the United States Supreme Court.

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