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Democrats Hold Mock Hearing on Judge Garland

By Thomas McKinless
Posted May 18, 2016 at 7:36pm

By Thomas McKinless

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With Senate Republicans unwavering in their stance against holding a hearing on Supreme Court nominee Judge Merrick Garland, Senate Judiciary Committee Democrats hosted a meetingWednesday to discuss the nominee’s merits. Bridget Bowman contributed to this report.

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