Merkley Introduces Legislation To Ensure Every Qualified Supreme Court Nominee Receives Senate Consideration And Vote
March 17, 2023
March 17, 2023
WASHINGTON, March 17 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on March 16, 2023:
In the wake of Senate Republicans' refusal to grant then-Judge Merrick Garland a hearing or vote when he was nominated to the Supreme Court in 2016, followed by their rushed confirmation of Justice Amy Coney Barrett right before the 2020 election, Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley today introduced the Every Supreme Court Nominee Deserves Timely Consideration Act. This legislati . . .
In the wake of Senate Republicans' refusal to grant then-Judge Merrick Garland a hearing or vote when he was nominated to the Supreme Court in 2016, followed by their rushed confirmation of Justice Amy Coney Barrett right before the 2020 election, Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley today introduced the Every Supreme Court Nominee Deserves Timely Consideration Act. This legislati . . .