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On Bipartisan Basis, Senate Confirms Nomination Of Merrick Garland To Be Attorney General

Statement

Date: March 10, 2021
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Executive Branch Criminal Justice

U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today released the following statement after the Senate confirmed the nomination of Judge Merrick Garland to be the next U.S. Attorney General by a bipartisan vote of 70-30:

"Merrick Garland is determined to write a new chapter of public service in his life -- and the Senate has finally given him that opportunity. He is the right person for this moment in history to lead the Department of Justice."


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