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Biden hosts GOP, Dem 'good friends' seeking court support
WASHINGTON (AP) — Presi-
dent Joe Biden hosted
both parties' Senate Judici-
ary Committee leaders at
the White House on Tues-
day as Democrats worked
to gain significant GOP
support for his Supreme
Court nominee — a steep
challenge in a Senate that
has been sharply and bit-
terly divided over the past
three confirmations.
He also reached out to
Senate Republican leader
Mitch McConnell, discuss-
ing the upcoming replace-
ment of Justice Stephen
Breyer by phone. At the
White House, Biden called
Judiciary Chairman Dick
Durbin of Illinois and the top
Republican on the panel,
Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley,
"two good friends" and not-
ed that the three of them
had worked on many Su-
preme Court nominations President Joe Biden speaks during a meeting with Vice President Kamala Harris, Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., chairman of the Senate
together in their decades Judiciary Committee, and Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, the ranking member, to discuss the upcoming Supreme Court vacancy in
on the panel. the Oval Office of the White House, Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2022, in Washington.
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