Obama says there's 'more than enough time' for the Senate to vote on a SCOTUS nominee

President Obama comments on choosing Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia&#039;s replacement.

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published 16 February 2016

President Obama said he expects the Senate to vote on his forthcoming nomination to replace Justice Antonin Scalia on the Supreme Court.

"There is more than enough time for the Senate to consider, in a thoughtful way, the record of the nominee I present and to make a decision," he said in a news conference Tuesday.

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"I'm going to present someone that indisputably is qualified for the seat and any fair-minded person, even someone who disagreed with my politics, would say would serve with honor and integrity on the court," Obama said.

Watch his news conference below. Julie Kliegman

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Julie Kliegman is a freelance writer based in New York. Her work has appeared in BuzzFeed, Vox, Mental Floss, Paste, the Tampa Bay Times and PolitiFact. Her cats can do somersaults.