Filibuster Against Gorsuch
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Jeff Merkley holds the Senate floor overnight to make the case against Gorsuch nomination
At 6:45 ET Tuesday evening, Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) headed to the Senate floor to start talking about why he was opposed to the nomination of Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court "for as long as I am able." He has enough stamina, and enough material, that he's still going strong more than 13 hours later.
From the Center
Senate Is Running Out of Compromises to Avoid ‘Nuclear Option’ in Gorsuch Vote
A bipartisan group of 14 senators in 2005 ended a bruising fight over federal judgeships with a compromise agreement that stopped GOP leaders from changing the chamber’s rules for confirming Supreme Court nominees.
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McConnell: We Have the Votes to Bust Filibuster on Gorsuch for Supreme Court
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is claiming he has the votes necessary to thwart a planned Democratic filibuster of President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee, as a showdown draws near that could change the Senate, and the court, for generations.
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