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Manchin to Meet With Obama's Supreme Court Nominee

U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin will meet with President Barack Obama’s Supreme Court nominee.

The Democrat scheduled the meeting Tuesday at his Senate office in Washington.

Obama nominated Merrick Garland to fill the vacancy left by conservative Justice Antonin Scalia’s death.

Republican Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says the Senate won’t consider a nominee until the new president picks someone. Manchin wants a vote but hasn’t taken a stance on Garland.

On the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, Garland has often sided with Environmental Protection Agency regulations. He’s also voted to review a decision that had struck down restrictions on gun rights in the District of Columbia.

The conservative Judicial Crisis Network has targeted Manchin in TV ads. They say Garland threatens coal and gun rights.

Manchin, Capito Offer Differing Thoughts on SCOTUS Nomination

West Virginia’s U.S. Senators are split on how they feel about President Barack Obama’s Supreme Court nominee Merrick Garland. The 63-year-old Garland was announced Wednesday as President Obama’s choice for the Supreme Court seat left vacant by the late Justice Antonin Scalia.

Democrat Joe Manchin and Republican Shelley Moore Capito released statements Wednesday sharing their opinion of President Obama’s nomination.

 
Senator Manchin said he looks forward to meeting Garland and vetting his qualifications. Manchin also said it will be important for the Senate to give fair consideration and vote their conscience. 

However, Senator Capito said she  encourages consideration of a new Supreme Court nominee in 2017 by a new president. In her statement Wednesday, Capito did not mention Garland by name.

 
If the Senate declines to confirm or even consider Garland, the seat could end up remaining open longer than any court seat in modern history.

 
In an Orion Poll released Wednesday, almost 52 percent of people felt the current president should nominate the next Supreme Court Justice, while almost 45 percent said it should be the next elected president.

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