Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) said on March 3 that he’s blocking an effort by Senate Democrats to expedite Judge Merrick Garland’s confirmation vote to be attorney general over his answers to senators’ written questions.
Cotton’s objection presents the second delay that Garland has faced since being nominated by President Joe Biden to lead the Department of Justice. The Republican from Arkansas said Garland’s responses were inadequate because he had “refused to answer basic questions” on a range of issues such as immigration, guns, the death penalty, and law enforcement.
