Representative Mulvaney released the following statement:
"Today the President announced his nomination to fill the Supreme Court justice vacancy created by the death of Antonin Scalia. I've given a good bit of thought to whether or not the Senate should take up consideration of the nominee. After some research, it seems that the political precedent -- established by ALL political parties (even those that pre-date modern Democrats and Republicans) -- is that the Senate, under a divided government, does not take up such consideration in an election year. I have no problem with the Senate following their own precedent here, and I will defend their decision to not take up confirmation hearings. The right to nominate for the vacancy should -- as it has for 200 years -- fall to the incoming President."