WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 08: Sen. Patrick Leahy (L) (D-VT), ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, meets with U.S. Supreme Court Justice nominee Merrick Garland (R) in LeahyÕs office at the U.S. Capitol September 8, 2016 in Washington, DC. Merrick, nominated by U.S. President Barack Obama nearly six months ago, continues to wait on Senate action regarding his nomination to the nationÕs highest court. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 08: Sen. Patrick Leahy (L) (D-VT), ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, meets with U.S. Supreme Court Justice nominee Merrick Garland (R) in LeahyÕs office at the U.S. Capitol September 8, 2016 in Washington, DC. Merrick, nominated by U.S. President Barack Obama nearly six months ago, continues to wait on Senate action regarding his nomination to the nationÕs highest court. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 08: Sen. Patrick Leahy (R) (D-VT), ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, escorts U.S. Supreme Court Justice nominee Merrick Garland (L) to a meeting in LeahyÕs office at the U.S. Capitol September 8, 2016 in Washington, DC. Merrick, nominated by U.S. President Barack Obama nearly six months ago, continues to wait on Senate action regarding his nomination to the nationÕs highest court. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg arrives to watch U.S. President Barack Obama's State of the Union address to a joint session of the U.S. Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, January 20, 2015. Picture TAKEN January 20, 2015. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts/File Photo

U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg arrives to watch U.S. President Barack Obama's State of the Union address to a joint session of the U.S. Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, January 20, 2015. Picture TAKEN January 20, 2015. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts/File Photo

U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg arrives to watch U.S. President Barack Obama's State of the Union address to a joint session of the U.S. Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, January 20, 2015. Picture TAKEN January 20, 2015. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts/File Photo

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 07: Rep. Frederica Wilson (D-FL) joins fellow Democratic members of the House for a news conference to call on Republicans to fund programs to combat the spread of the Zika virus at the U.S. Capitol September 7, 2016 in Washington, DC. Congress returned yesterday from a seven-week break during which time the Florida Department of Health confirmed the first local cases of Zika on July 29. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) *** BESTPIX ***

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 07: Emily Holubowich and her 6-month-old daughter Jackie are the focus of photographers following a news conference about funding programs to combat the spread of the Zika virus at the U.S. Capitol September 7, 2016 in Washington, DC. Congress returned yesterday from a seven-week break during which time the Florida Department of Health confirmed the first local cases of Zika on July 29. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) *** BESTPIX ***