WASHINGTON --(ENEWSPF)--April 7, 2016. U.S. Senator Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) released the following statement today during President Obama's address at the University of Chicago Law School about his nominee to the Supreme Court, Judge Merrick B. Garland:
"I urged my Republican colleagues yesterday to meet with Judge Garland and remain committed to the belief that the Judge deserves a thorough hearing process and a vote here in the Senate. I want to thank President Obama for his kind note following my meeting with Judge Garland and . . .