The Senate will begin the full confirmation vote on Friday
Last Updated Apr 3, 2017 11:10 AM EDT
The Senate Judiciary Committee will hold a vote on the nomination Monday for Neil Gorsuch to serve as an associate justice on the Supreme Court.
Some of the Democrats on the panel have not yet revealed how they’ll ultimately vote on his nomination despite Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer’s effort to filibuster it once it reaches the floor.
But it’s not looking good for Gorsuch — four Democrats are still undecided, and it’s possible some might vote with Republicans to end a filibuster led by Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-New York, but ultimately vote against Gorsuch’s nomination on the final vote.
McConnell has warned that Republicans could pursue the nuclear option and eliminate the filibuster for Supreme Court nominations if Democrats are united against Gorsuch.
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I am NO on cloture and NO on confirmation. Read my statement here: pic.twitter.com/kiPFXVVhfj
“Judge Gorsuch is eminently qualified,” he said. “He’s a mainstream judge who’s earned the universal respect of his colleagues on the bench and in the bar. He applies the law as we in Congress write it—as the judicial oath says, without respect to persons. And he refuses to compromise his independence. This nominee we’re voting on today is a judge’s judge. He’s a picture of the kind of Justice we should have on the Supreme Court. So I urge you to join me in supporting his nomination.”
