Going Nuclear: Cloture for Gorsuch Vote Fails, GOP Poised to Enact “Nuclear Option”
Senate Democrats have gotten at least 41 votes in the move to limit debate on Neal Gorsuch’s Supreme Court nomination, paving the way for Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to use the “nuclear option” to limit debate by allowing a simple majority vote for confirmation.
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Democrats on the floor spoke out against using the nuclear option, though they were silent on Harry Reid’s use of it in 2013.
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Going Nuclear: Cloture for Gorsuch Vote Fails, GOP Poised to Enact “Nuclear Option” https://t.co/3zbdZC2GhR pic.twitter.com/WYZsEIJXXU
— RedState (@RedState) April 6, 2017
Final tally: 56 for cloture, 44 against. McConnell switches vote at the end for procedural reasons.
— Guy Benson (@guypbenson) April 6, 2017
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