Merrick Garland Waits as GOP Outsources the People's Work to Moneyed Interest Groups Senate Republicans are creating the toxic dynamic that ensures outside interest groups have the floor to themselves

There have been private meetings with Republican Senate leaders and the Judicial Crisis Network, the NRA, and other special interest groups that are spending millions in dark money to run attack ads around the country against Judge Garland. Americans should not be surprised that the same Republican...

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Published inThe Daily Beast
Main Author Sen Patrick Leahy
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York The Newsweek/Daily Beast Company LLC 07.04.2016
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Employment
Hearings & confirmations
Interest groups
Negative campaigning
Nominations
Political appointments
Public hearings
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Summary:There have been private meetings with Republican Senate leaders and the Judicial Crisis Network, the NRA, and other special interest groups that are spending millions in dark money to run attack ads around the country against Judge Garland. Americans should not be surprised that the same Republican senators who refuse to meet with Judge Garland and who seek to end our tradition of an open confirmation process are the ones who for years blocked efforts to bring more transparency into our campaign finance system, which today enables groups like the Judicial Crisis Network to flood the airwaves and drown out the voices of hardworking Americans.
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