WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Pat Roberts (R-Kan.) today released the following statement on President Obama’s nomination of Merrick Garland to be justice of the United States Supreme Court:

“By nominating a replacement for Justice Scalia, President Obama is attempting to deny the American people a voice on the next Supreme Court justice. The next justice will have an effect on the courts for decades to come and should not be rushed through by a lame-duck president during an election year. This is not about the nominee, it is about giving the American people and the next president a role in selecting the next Supreme Court justice.”

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