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April 4, 2017

Senate Judiciary Approves Gorsuch Nomination, Democrats Vow Filibuster
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On Capitol Hill, the Senate Judiciary Committee voted 11-9 in a
straight-party vote to send the nomination of Neil Gorsuch for Supreme
Court justice to the full Senate floor. Democrats say they have enough
votes to filibuster Gorsuch's nomination. The full Senate is expected to
vote Friday. Republicans have threatened to invoke the so-called
"nuclear option" to push through Gorsuch's confirmation. This means
Republicans would change Senate rules to allow confirmation with a bare
majority of senators, rather than the 60 now needed to overcome a
filibuster.


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