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Yet Mr. Schumer, who ranks 14th out of 18 members of the committee according to seniority, said yesterday that he has already secured a pledge from Mr. Specter and the ranking Democrat on the committee, Senator Leahy, that he will be allowed as much time as he wants.
“I explicitly asked both Senator Specter and Senator Leahy would I get as many rounds as I needed, and they said yes,” Mr. Schumer said. “So I expect to have many more rounds than two …