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RandySF

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Fri Mar 18, 2016, 09:56 AM Mar 2016

Grassley: 'If I Can Meet With A Dictator,' I Can Meet With Garland

en. Chuck Grassley (R-IA), the chairman of the Judiciary Committee, on Thursday brushed off the significance of his plan to meet with President Obama's Supreme Court nominee, Merrick Garland.

"If I can meet with a dictator in Uganda, I can surely meet with a decent person in America," Grassley told CNN.

Though Republican Senate leaders had said that they would not even meet with Obama's nominee, some GOP senators have now expressed willingness to meet with Garland.

Grassley told CNN it was "pretty hard to say no" to a meeting with Garland.

He spoke with the nominee over the phone, and told him that the Senate would not take up a Supreme Court nomination until the next president is elected.


http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/chuck-grassley-scotus-meeting-dictator

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Grassley: 'If I Can Meet With A Dictator,' I Can Meet With Garland (Original Post) RandySF Mar 2016 OP
Sounds like he's running for something BeyondGeography Mar 2016 #1
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