After much anticipation, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) invoked the “nuclear option” on Thursday–halting Senate Democrats’ filibuster of the confirmation of Judge Neil M. Gorsuch to the bench of the U.S. Supreme Court. With the confirmation vote scheduled for April 7th, Gorsuch will quickly be approved and confirmed by the U.S. Senate to fill the vacant seat left by former Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, who passed away last year.
.@SenOrrinHatch announces Senate vote changing filibuster rules for #SCOTUS nominations from 60 to simple majority. #NuclearOption pic.twitter.com/tcV5UrHwbR
— CSPAN (@cspan) April 6, 2017
UPDATE: Senate confirmation vote on Judge #Gorsuch will take place ~ 11:30am ET on Friday. Watch LIVE on C-SPAN2.
— CSPAN (@cspan) April 6, 2017
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