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SD Senator Mike Rounds; Block Supreme Court Nominee

SD Senator Mike Rounds; Block Supreme Court Nominee

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If President Obama sends a Supreme Court nominee to the US Senate, it appears likely that no hearings will be held.
Republicans are saying the next President should make the selection.

South Dakota Senator Mike Rounds says he wants to see a Justice with similar views to Antonin Scalia…..

Rounds says he doesn’t think hearings should be held this year….

Rounds says the Senate has a long history of ignoring judicial nominees…..

Rounds was a guest on Drivetime with Fred & Tom yesterday on 570 WNAX.

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