Maine’s Collins ‘convinced’ Garland should get hearing

(CNSNews.com) – Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) said Tuesday that she met with President Barack Obama's Supreme Court nominee Judge Merrick Garland, and she is "more convinced than ever that the process should proceed" despite the GOP leadership's assertion that the next president should nominate the next Supreme Court justice. "I've just concluded a more than hour-long meeting with Judge Garland. It was an excellent meeting that allowed us to explore many of the issues that I would raise with

(CNSNews.com) – Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) said Tuesday that she met with President Barack Obama's Supreme Court nominee Judge Merrick Garland, and she is "more convinced than ever that the process should proceed" despite the GOP leadership's assertion that the next president should nominate the next Supreme Court justice. "I've just concluded a more than hour-long meeting with Judge Garland. It was an excellent meeting that allowed us to explore many of the issues that I would raise with any…