Grassley Supports Voting on Trump Nominee, Adding to GOP Tally
- Former Judiciary chairman says voters have already spoken
- Iowa’s Ernst and Colorado’s Gardner also support Senate action
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Republican Senator Chuck Grassley said Monday he supports moving ahead with a confirmation of President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee, saying voters have already shown their support for installing conservative judges.
Grassley was the chairman of the Judiciary Committee during the 2016 election and helped lead an effort to prevent President Barack Obama from filling a vacancy on the court, saying voters should decide who would shape the court. He said his past comments about not filling a high court opening in an election year don’t apply in the current circumstances.