Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren says she plans on meeting with Judge Garland to closely review his record before deciding whether she’ll vote in favor of his nomination.
Judge Garland is caught in the middle of a political showdown between The White House and Capitol Hill.
Republicans who have control of the senate have vowed to block any nominee.
They say the decision should be left up to the next President.
Senator Warren is, however, calling out her Republican colleagues, saying the President has just completed his constitutional duty.
U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Merrick Garland plans today to meet with Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid and Vermont Sen. Patrick Leahy.
Democrats hope to put unbearable election-year pressure on Republicans who are refusing to consider any Supreme Court Justice candidate nominated by President Barack Obama.
Following a two-week Senate recess, Garland will meet with the top Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee, Chuck Grassley.
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