Senate Republicans: No Hearing for Obama’s Nominee, Merrick Garland (Video)

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) during a news briefing after the weekly Republican policy luncheon March 8, 2016 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

A month after the death of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, President Obama has nominated federal judge Merrick Garland to replace him.

But Republicans won’t let the nomination through. 

The Senate will continue to observe the 'Biden Rule' so the American people have a voice in this momentous decision.

— Mitch McConnell (R-KY), Senate majority leader

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McConnell had said right after Scalia’s death that the senate would not confirm any of Obama’s nominations for the Supreme Court, a position which has support from the rest of the party leadership. 

“I fully support Leader McConnell and Chairman [Chuck] Grassley’s [R-Iowa] decision not to move forward with the confirmation process. We should let the American people decide the direction of the court,” House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) said in a statement, according to the Hill.