A federal judge requested the same thing in court, and Blanche refused twice to put such a pledge in writing. In the interview, the outgoing Republican senator said that Blanche has been working with lawmakers in good faith. Todd Blanche is negotiating in good faith, but it's clear that the approval to get this done is above his pay grade, and we just need to get to that pay grade," said Tillis. Remember, both Cornyn and Tillis voted for Merrick Garland, and others, too numerous to mention. The one thing that could stop that from happening is if Democrats win the Senate in the November elections.