Zinke on SCOTUS Nominee

Statement

Montana Congressman Ryan Zinke issued the following statement in response to President Obama nominating Judge Merrick Garland to the Supreme Court:

"President Obama has a history of writing his own rules and ignoring the laws he doesn't like. This is clearly beyond his constitutional authority, and I have voted every chance possible to stop him in his tracks. Montana Attorney General Tim Fox has brought cases forward at every opportunity to stop Obama's Clean Power Plan, WOTUS, and executive amnesty. With this administration's onerous rules looming in the courts, the severity of the nomination before us can't be overstated.

"My colleagues in the Senate have a unique opportunity before them. To the Senate I say: Fully embrace your job. Fully embrace the Constitution and proactively define the criteria for who should fill Justice Scalia's shoes. They are big shoes to fill, but America did not give us the congressional majority to do small things."

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