Dems secure enough votes to block Gorsuch -- for the moment
Dems secure enough votes to block Gorsuch -- for the moment
By MARY CLARE JALONICK, Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats secured the votes on Monday to block President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee, but it was virtually certain to be a short-lived political victory. Republicans have vowed to change Senate rules to put Neil Gorsuch on the court and score a much-needed win for their party.
Delaware Sen. Chris Coons said before a Judiciary Committee vote on Gorsuch that he would vote with his fellow Democrats to block the nomination later this week. Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky is likely to change Senate rules so that Gorsuch can be confirmed with a simple majority in the 100-seat chamber instead of the 60 votes now required.
The starkly divided Senate panel weighed Gorsuch's nomination, with Republicans casting the Denver-based appeals court judge as fiercely independent and Democrats complaining that his testimony "diluted with ambiguity" makes him the wrong choice.
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By MARY CLARE JALONICK, Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats secured the votes on Monday to block President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee, but it was virtually certain to be a short-lived political victory. Republicans have vowed to change Senate rules to put Neil Gorsuch on the court and score a much-needed win for their party.
Delaware Sen. Chris Coons said before a Judiciary Committee vote on Gorsuch that he would vote with his fellow Democrats to block the nomination later this week. Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky is likely to change Senate rules so that Gorsuch can be confirmed with a simple majority in the 100-seat chamber instead of the 60 votes now required.
The starkly divided Senate panel weighed Gorsuch's nomination, with Republicans casting the Denver-based appeals court judge as fiercely independent and Democrats complaining that his testimony "diluted with ambiguity" makes him the wrong choice.
READ MORE: http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/dem...
