News Then and now: What McConnell, others said about Merrick Garland in 2016 vs. after Ginsburg’s death September 19, 2020 Katie Wadington, USA TODAY Comments Off on Then and now: What McConnell, others said about Merrick Garland in 2016 vs. after Ginsburg’s death What Mitch McConnell, Chuck Schumer and Lindsey Graham have said about Supreme Court vacancies since 2016.