If there's a Republican president in 2016 and a vacancy occurs in the last year of the first term, you can say, 'Lindsey Graham said let's let the next president, whoever it might be, make that nomination.".

If there’s a Republican president in 2016 and a vacancy occurs in the last year of the first term, you can say Lindsey Graham said let’s let the next president, whoever it might be, make that nomination." pic.twitter.com/quD1K5j9pz.

February 13, statement on the day of Scalia's death: "The American people should have a voice in the selection of their next Supreme Court Justice.

Some disagree and would rather the Senate simply push through yet another lifetime appointment from a president who's on his way out the door...I believe that it is today the American people who are best-positioned to help make this important decision.".

February 23, Senate floor speech: "The Senate will appropriately revisit the matter after the American people finish making in November the decision they've already started making today....[Mr.

Obama] could let the people decide and make this an actual legacy-building moment, rather than just another campaign roadshow.".

Mitch McConnell on #SCOTUS nomination process: "The Senate will appropriately revisit the matter after the American people finish making in November the decision they've already started making today." pic.twitter.com/DFOBNHpX0T

The Senate will appropriately revisit the matter when it considers the qualifications of the nominee the next president nominates, whoever that might be."

Obama nominated Garland: "The American people may well elect a president who decides to nominate Judge Garland for Senate consideration

March 20, "Fox News Sunday" interview: "We think the important principle in the middle of this presidential election, which is raging, is that American people need to weigh in and decide who's going to make this decision."