In The News 20 March 2016

Sen. Sanders supports hearings on Supreme Court nomination

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, has issued the following statement after President Barack Obama nominated Judge Merrick Garland of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit to the U.S. Supreme Court.

“Judge Garland is a strong nominee with decades of experience on the bench," Sanders said.

"My Republican colleagues have called Judge Garland a ‘consensus nominee’ and said that there is ‘no question’ he could be confirmed. Refusing to hold hearings on the president's nominee would be unprecedented. President Obama has done his job. It’s time for Republicans to do theirs.

"I call on Sen. Grassley to hold confirmation hearings immediately and for Leader McConnell to bring the nomination to floor of the Senate if Judge Garland is approved by the Judiciary Committee."

Sen. Sanders is serving his second term in the U.S. Senate after winning re-election in 2012. Previously, he served 16 years in the House of Representatives. He is a Democratic candidate for president of the United States.

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