Is the Chair aware of any instance in the years between the 1949 advent of routine public Supreme Court confirmation hearings and 2016 that a nominee who was not withdrawn did not receive a hearing and a vote? The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Secretary of the Senate's office confirms that since 1949, Supreme Court nominees have routinely received public hearings. Harriet Miers, whose nomination was withdrawn, and Merrick Garland did not.
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