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Merrick Garland still can t get a Senate hearing
February 1, 2021
Judge Merrick Garland, President Biden s nominee for attorney general, is once again having trouble getting a Senate hearing.
Back in 2016, Garland was nominated by then-President Barack Obama for a seat on the Supreme Court, only to have Republican senators block a confirmation hearing, arguing a president shouldn t appoint a justice so close to an election. Ultimately, Garland lost his chance when former President Donald Trump took office and chose Justice Neil Gorsuch to fill the vacant spot.
After Biden defeated Trump in the 2020 election, he tapped Garland to lead the Justice Department, and while it seems likely he ll be confirmed this time, the process has been slow. Republicans still control Senate committees, despite the slim Democratic majority, because the sides haven t reached an agreement on the organizing resolution. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), therefore, is accusing Senate Judiciary Chair Lindsey Grah
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