--- title: Biden Tells Senate to Vote on Garland: Watch Live Stream description: It's a high profile attempt to pressure the Senate into confirming a replacement for Justice Antonin Scalia, who died in February canonical: https://time.com/4270649/joe-biden-merrick-garland-watch-live-stream-online/ author: Julia Zorthian article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-03-24T15:48:54.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-22T16:11:35.732Z article:section: Politics og:title: Watch Live: Vice President Biden Calls on Senate to Move on Supreme Court Confirmation og:description: Republicans have refused to hold hearings for Obama's Supreme Court nominee og:url: https://time.com/4270649/joe-biden-merrick-garland-watch-live-stream-online/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Watch Live: Vice President Biden Calls on Senate to Move on Supreme Court Confirmation twitter:description: Republicans have refused to hold hearings for Obama's Supreme Court nominee twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Watch Live: Vice President Biden Calls on Senate to Move on Supreme Court Confirmation > Sponsored content. 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Biden’s remarks to Georgetown Law School students and faculty mark a high profile attempt to pressure the Senate into confirming a replacement for Justice Antonin Scalia, who died in February. He will argue that President Barack Obama has “has fully discharged his constitutional obligation” in nominating Garland during an election year, [according to remarks released by the Vice President’s office. ](https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2016/03/24/biden-to-senate-dont-spread-dysfunction-from-capitol-hill-to-supreme-court/) “Our democracy rests on the twin pillars of basic fairness and equal justice under law,” Biden will say_._ “The longer this high court vacancy remains unfilled, the more serious a problem we will face.” He is scheduled speak at 12:30pm EST. 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