DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A Des Moines lawyer who helped manage Chuck Grassley’s first U.S. Senate campaign and is considered a friend says it’s time for Grassley and Republican Senate leaders to “man up and vote” on a U.S. Supreme Court nominee.
Keith Uhl is a Republican who donated money to President Barack Obama’s campaigns in 2008 and 2012. Uhl says if Grassley refuses to hold hearings on Obama’s Supreme Court nominee he’ll have to seriously consider whether he votes for Grassley again.
Uhl joined Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller, a Democrat, and Drake University Law Professor Mark Kende on a conference call Monday calling for a hearing and vote on Garland.
Grassley says withholding consent is a valid option for the Senate and that the court will function just fine with eight justices.
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This story has been corrected to reflect that the Supreme Court now has eight justices.
