Cruz and Cornyn urge Democrats to allow vote on Gorsuch

Source: Texas Tribune | March 29, 2017 | Abby Livingston

Amidst the threat of a filibuster from Democrats, U.S. Sens. John Cornyn and Ted Cruz said Wednesday they are intent on finding a way for Republicans to confirm President Trump’s nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court.

WASHINGTON — The two senators from Texas sent a clear message to their Democratic colleagues Wednesday: Allow an up-or-down vote on Judge Neil Gorsuch’s nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court or risk the fallout.

Republicans have 52 seats in the 100-member Senate. They need 60 votes to avert a Democratic filibuster, and the vote count is increasingly tight. Should a move to call a vote on Gorsuch fall short of 60 votes, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell will face the choice of letting that nomination fail or making a dramatic change to Senate rules, a prospect often described as the “nuclear option.”

President Trump nominated Gorsuch in January to replace the late Justice Antonin Scalia, an intensely conservative legal mind.

“Judge Gorsuch should be confirmed to the Supreme Court and will be confirmed to the Supreme Court,” U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz told reporters just steps from the Supreme Court building.  

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