Democrats secure votes to block Gorsuch as Senate panel considers nominee
Source: Washington Post
Senate Democrats secured enough votes Monday to filibuster the nomination of Judge Neil Gorsuch to the U.S. Supreme Court, increasing the likelihood that Republicans will enact a significant rules change to ensure his confirmation and pushing the battle into its climactic final act.
Four more Senate Democrats confirmed they will support a filibuster of Gorsuch’s nomination, giving the minority party the requisite 41 votes to maintain their procedural roadblock under pressure from Republicans.
The announcements took place as members of the Senate Judiciary Committee gathered to vote on Gorsuch’s nomination. While the outcome of the vote is not in doubt — Republicans hold a majority of seats on the panel — the testy hearing foreshadowed what is likely to be a combative debate over Gorsuch on the Senate floor this week.
Sens. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chris Coons (D-Del.) and Mark Warner (D-Va.) indicated they would vote “no” to end debate on the Senate floor and oppose Gorsuch in a final vote.
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And her assistant told me wryter2000 just called and convinced her to oppose !!
They told me they were waiting for pangala's call. That one would clinch the decision.
