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Rep. Meadows' Statement on President Obama's Supreme Court Nominee

Statement

Date: March 16, 2016
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Executive Branch Judicial Branch

President Obama announced on Wednesday the appointment of Merrick Garland, Chief Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, as his nominee to the Supreme Court. Rep. Mark Meadows (R-NC) released the following statement:

"For the President to appoint a lame duck Supreme Court nominee months before an election amounts to silencing the will of the American people and runs counter to our Constitutional values. No lifetime appointment should be made by a President who is on his way out of office. The American people have a right to make their voices heard on Election Day by selecting the candidate they believe is best suited to appoint a new Supreme Court Justice.

I support Senate Republicans' in their decision to decline to hold confirmation hearings on a nominee and believe it is well within the framework of the Constitution. Thank you to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley for their unwavering stance against confirming a lame duck Supreme Court nominee."


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