Toomey Will Tell Judge Garland American People Should Weigh In
March 24, 2016
Washington D.C. - Sen. Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) released the following statement regarding a request by the administration to meet with Judge Merrick Garland, who was nominated to become an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court.
"President Obama's team has asked if I would meet with Judge Merrick Garland, and I have agreed to do so out of courtesy and respect for both the president and the judge. The vacancy left by Justice Scalia's passing will not be filled until after the American people weigh in and select a new president, and I believe that is the best approach for deciding whether to alter the balance of the Supreme Court. I plan on making that clear to Judge Garland when I meet with him."
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