
Entry 039Jun 25, 1992
“…action on a Supreme Court nomination must be put off until after the election campaign is over.”39
39Sen. Joe Biden, U.S. Senator, Delaware; Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, Senate floor, Washington, D.C., June 25, 1992. Source
Why it’s on the record. When Republicans used the speech in 2016 to block Merrick Garland, Vice President Biden said at Georgetown on Mar. 24, 2016: 'It's frankly ridiculous. There is no Biden rule. It doesn't exist.'
On the record
No vacancy existed. In a floor speech, Chairman Biden said President George H.W. Bush should not name a nominee in an election year, and that the committee should consider not holding hearings until after the election.
- Said by
- Sen. Joe Biden, U.S. Senator, Delaware; Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee
- Where
- Senate floor, Washington, D.C.
- When
- Jun 25, 1992
- Source
- Senate floor, Washington, D.C., June 25, 1992