Washington, D.C. – Congressman Dave Loebsack released the following statement today after President Obama nominated federal appeals court judge Merrick Garland to be a member of the Supreme Court of the United States.
“When a Supreme Court vacancy occurs, the President has a constitutional duty to appoint a justice to fill the vacancy. The Constitution also requires the Senate to "advise and consent" on the President's nomination. Unfortunately, Senate Republicans have already promised not to even hold a hearing on the President's nominee, someone who is eminently qualified to sit on the Supreme Court. This refusal to fulfill their constitutional responsibility is clearly unacceptable to the American people. It is time to end the political games, hold hearings to evaluate the nominee, and hold an up or down vote on the President's nominee.”
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