Dems Hit Gorsuch Filibuster Threshold, Moving GOP Closer to ‘Nuclear Option’
Dems Hit Gorsuch Filibuster Threshold, Moving GOP Closer to ‘Nuclear Option’
by Leigh Ann Caldwell
The Senate Judiciary Committee Monday voted along party lines to advance Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch out of committee, pushing his nomination to the Senate floor where a filibuster now awaits.
Earlier in the day, Senate Democrats gained enough votes to block the nomination on the floor, a move that appears certain to lead Republicans to change Senate rules and allow Gorsuch to be confirmed with a simple majority of 51 votes, instead of the current 60-vote threshold.
Four Democrats announced their opposition to Gorsuch Monday morning, including three on the Senate Judiciary Committee who spent the morning debating his nomination.
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Will the Democrats slit their own throats? It's hard to believe they will. But one never knows when it comes to them.