Where do Senate Republicans stand on Supreme Court nominee Merrick Garland?
A majority of Republican senators say they will not support confirmation hearings or a vote on President Obama's nominee for the Supreme Court. Related story: Senate Republicans hold fast against Garland after two weeks of Democratic fury.
Of the 54 Senate Republicans
Support
Oppose
Wouldn't say
say they support hearings
say they would meet with Garland
lame-duck action
Where each Republican senator stands
Supports hearings?
No
Willing to meet with Garland?
No
Supports lame-duck action?
No
Supports hearings?
No
Willing to meet with Garland?
Yes
Supports lame-duck action?
No
Supports hearings?
No
Willing to meet with Garland?
No
Supports lame-duck action?
Wouldn't say
Supports hearings?
No
Willing to meet with Garland?
No
Supports lame-duck action?
No
Supports hearings?
No
Willing to meet with Garland?
Yes
Supports lame-duck action?
No
Supports hearings?
No
Willing to meet with Garland?
No
Supports lame-duck action?
No
Supports hearings?
No
Willing to meet with Garland?
No
Supports lame-duck action?
No
Supports hearings?
No
Willing to meet with Garland?
No
Supports lame-duck action?
Wouldn't say
Supports hearings?
No
Willing to meet with Garland?
No
Supports lame-duck action?
No
Supports hearings?
No
Willing to meet with Garland?
No
Supports lame-duck action?
Wouldn't say
Supports hearings?
Yes
Willing to meet with Garland?
Yes
Supports lame-duck action?
Yes
Supports hearings?
No
Willing to meet with Garland?
No
Supports lame-duck action?
Wouldn't say
Supports hearings?
No
Willing to meet with Garland?
No
Supports lame-duck action?
No
Supports hearings?
No
Willing to meet with Garland?
No
Supports lame-duck action?
Wouldn't say
Supports hearings?
No
Willing to meet with Garland?
No
Supports lame-duck action?
Wouldn't say
Supports hearings?
No
Willing to meet with Garland?
No
Supports lame-duck action?
No
Supports hearings?
No
Willing to meet with Garland?
No
Supports lame-duck action?
No
Supports hearings?
No
Willing to meet with Garland?
No
Supports lame-duck action?
Wouldn't say
Supports hearings?
No
Willing to meet with Garland?
No
Supports lame-duck action?
Wouldn't say
Supports hearings?
No
Willing to meet with Garland?
No
Supports lame-duck action?
Wouldn't say
Supports hearings?
No
Willing to meet with Garland?
Yes
Supports lame-duck action?
Yes
Supports hearings?
No
Willing to meet with Garland?
No
Supports lame-duck action?
No
Supports hearings?
No
Willing to meet with Garland?
Yes
Supports lame-duck action?
No
Supports hearings?
No
Willing to meet with Garland?
Yes
Supports lame-duck action?
No
Supports hearings?
No
Willing to meet with Garland?
Yes
Supports lame-duck action?
Wouldn't say
Supports hearings?
No
Willing to meet with Garland?
No
Supports lame-duck action?
No
Supports hearings?
No
Willing to meet with Garland?
Yes
Supports lame-duck action?
No
Supports hearings?
No
Willing to meet with Garland?
Yes
Supports lame-duck action?
Wouldn't say
Supports hearings?
No
Willing to meet with Garland?
No
Supports lame-duck action?
No
Supports hearings?
No
Willing to meet with Garland?
Yes
Supports lame-duck action?
No
Supports hearings?
Yes
Willing to meet with Garland?
Yes
Supports lame-duck action?
Yes
Supports hearings?
No
Willing to meet with Garland?
Yes
Supports lame-duck action?
Wouldn't say
Supports hearings?
No
Willing to meet with Garland?
No
Supports lame-duck action?
No
Supports hearings?
No
Willing to meet with Garland?
No
Supports lame-duck action?
Wouldn't say
Supports hearings?
No
Willing to meet with Garland?
No
Supports lame-duck action?
No
Supports hearings?
No
Willing to meet with Garland?
Yes
Supports lame-duck action?
No
Supports hearings?
No
Willing to meet with Garland?
Yes
Supports lame-duck action?
No
Supports hearings?
No
Willing to meet with Garland?
No
Supports lame-duck action?
No
Supports hearings?
No
Willing to meet with Garland?
No
Supports lame-duck action?
No
Supports hearings?
No
Willing to meet with Garland?
Yes
Supports lame-duck action?
No
Supports hearings?
No
Willing to meet with Garland?
No
Supports lame-duck action?
No
Supports hearings?
No
Willing to meet with Garland?
No
Supports lame-duck action?
No
Supports hearings?
No
Willing to meet with Garland?
Yes
Supports lame-duck action?
Wouldn't say
Supports hearings?
No
Willing to meet with Garland?
Yes
Supports lame-duck action?
No
Supports hearings?
No
Willing to meet with Garland?
No
Supports lame-duck action?
Wouldn't say
Supports hearings?
No
Willing to meet with Garland?
No
Supports lame-duck action?
No
Supports hearings?
No
Willing to meet with Garland?
No
Supports lame-duck action?
Wouldn't say
Supports hearings?
No
Willing to meet with Garland?
No
Supports lame-duck action?
No
Supports hearings?
No
Willing to meet with Garland?
No
Supports lame-duck action?
Wouldn't say
Supports hearings?
No
Willing to meet with Garland?
No
Supports lame-duck action?
Wouldn't say
Supports hearings?
No
Willing to meet with Garland?
No
Supports lame-duck action?
No
Supports hearings?
No
Willing to meet with Garland?
Yes
Supports lame-duck action?
Wouldn't say
Supports hearings?
No
Willing to meet with Garland?
No
Supports lame-duck action?
Wouldn't say
Supports hearings?
No
Willing to meet with Garland?
No
Supports lame-duck action?
Wouldn't say
| Senator | Supports hearings? | Willing to meet with Garland? | Supports lame-duck action? |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Lamar Alexander
Tenn.
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
|
Kelly Ayotte
N.H.
|
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
|
John Barrasso
Wyo.
|
No
|
No
|
Wouldn't say
|
|
Roy Blunt
Mo.
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
|
John Boozman
Ark.
|
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
|
Richard Burr
N.C.
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
|
Shelley Moore Capito
W.Va.
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
|
Bill Cassidy
La.
|
No
|
No
|
Wouldn't say
|
|
Daniel Coats
Ind.
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
|
Thad Cochran
Miss.
|
No
|
No
|
Wouldn't say
|
|
Susan M. Collins
Maine
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
|
Bob Corker
Tenn.
|
No
|
No
|
Wouldn't say
|
|
John Cornyn
Texas
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
|
Tom Cotton
Ark.
|
No
|
No
|
Wouldn't say
|
|
Mike Crapo
Idaho
|
No
|
No
|
Wouldn't say
|
|
Ted Cruz
Texas
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
|
Steve Daines
Mont.
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
|
Michael B. Enzi
Wyo.
|
No
|
No
|
Wouldn't say
|
|
Joni Ernst
Iowa
|
No
|
No
|
Wouldn't say
|
|
Deb Fischer
Neb.
|
No
|
No
|
Wouldn't say
|
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Jeff Flake
Ariz.
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
|
Cory Gardner
Colo.
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
|
Lindsey Graham
S.C.
|
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
|
Chuck Grassley
Iowa
|
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
|
Orrin G. Hatch
Utah
|
No
|
Yes
|
Wouldn't say
|
|
Dean Heller
Nev.
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
|
John Hoeven
N.D.
|
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
|
James M. Inhofe
Okla.
|
No
|
Yes
|
Wouldn't say
|
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Johnny Isakson
Ga.
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
|
Ron Johnson
Wis.
|
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
|
Mark Kirk
Ill.
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
|
James Lankford
Okla.
|
No
|
Yes
|
Wouldn't say
|
|
Mike Lee
Utah
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
|
John McCain
Ariz.
|
No
|
No
|
Wouldn't say
|
|
Mitch McConnell
Ky.
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
|
Jerry Moran
Kan.
|
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
|
Lisa Murkowski
Alaska
|
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
|
Rand Paul
Ky.
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
|
David Perdue
Ga.
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
|
Rob Portman
Ohio
|
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
|
James E. Risch
Idaho
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
|
Pat Roberts
Kan.
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
|
Mike Rounds
S.D.
|
No
|
Yes
|
Wouldn't say
|
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Marco Rubio
Fla.
|
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
|
Ben Sasse
Neb.
|
No
|
No
|
Wouldn't say
|
|
Tim Scott
S.C.
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
|
Jeff Sessions
Ala.
|
No
|
No
|
Wouldn't say
|
|
Richard C. Shelby
Ala.
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
|
Daniel Sullivan
Alaska
|
No
|
No
|
Wouldn't say
|
|
John Thune
S.D.
|
No
|
No
|
Wouldn't say
|
|
Thom Tillis
N.C.
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
|
Patrick J. Toomey
Pa.
|
No
|
Yes
|
Wouldn't say
|
|
David Vitter
La.
|
No
|
No
|
Wouldn't say
|
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Roger F. Wicker
Miss.
|
No
|
No
|
Wouldn't say
|
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