Merrick Garland Confirmed by Senate, to Be Biden's Attorney General.<br />Garland was confirmed by <br />a bi-partisan vote of 70 to 30.<br />For context, in recent decades only <br />two other nominees have received so many <br />confirmation votes for the powerful position.<br />America can breathe a sigh of relief that we're finally going to have someone like Merrick Garland leading the <br />Justice Department, Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Senate Majority Leader, <br />via NBC News.<br />Someone with integrity, independence, respect for the <br />rule of law and credibility on <br />both sides of the aisle, Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Senate Majority Leader, <br />via NBC News.<br />Five years ago, former President Obama nominated <br />Garland to a seat on the Supreme Court.<br />Then-Senate Majority Leader <br />Mitch McConnell (R - KY) <br />refused to consider his nomination.<br />Garland stated that he will oversee the <br />"prosecution of white supremacists and others <br />who stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6."
