Reid: Democrats Considering Forcing Votes on Supreme Court Nominee
Judge Merrick Garland was nominated to the Supreme Court in March
Posted Aug 11, 2016 1:43 PM
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Reid, left, and Garland, right, met in March. (Al Drago/CQ Roll Call File Photo)
Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., said Thursday that Democrats are considering procedural moves to force a vote on Merrick Garland, President Barack Obama's Supreme Court nominee.
"We have a couple of options and we're deciding when to do that — and if we should do that," Reid told reporters on a conference call.
The Democratic leader said Republicans have "one last shot" to act on Judge Merrick Garland's nomination to the Supreme Court when Congress returns to the nation's capital in September. Lawmakers are currently back in their home states for a seven-week recess.
https://www.rollcall.com/news/politics/reid-democrats-considering-forcing-votes-supreme-court-nominee