CNN.com:
Supreme Court nominee Merrick Garland met with a key moderate Republican senator Tuesday, but Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell swiftly issued a reminder that he doesn't plan hearings or a vote on the nomination.
In comments after a private meeting of the Republican conference, McConnell said he is not budging despite an all-out effort from Democrats and progressive activists over the congressional recess to pressure GOP senators -- especially those up for re-election -- to reconsider their opposition to Garland.
"The situation when we broke for the recess two weeks ago was that there were 52 Republican senators who didn't think we needed either hearings or a vote in committee. Today, two weeks later, we have 52 Republicans who think we don't need either hearings or a vote in committee," McConnell told reporters.
"I think it is safe to say there will not be hearings or votes," he added.
His comments came after Republican Sen. Susan Collins was effusive in her praise of Garland after a private meeting with the judge Tuesday and predicted many of her GOP colleagues would feel the same way if they reversed course and decided to meet with him.
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