Cenk Uygur
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Republicans Nuke Filibuster, Gorsuch Advances
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April 7, 2017
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12:09Now PlayingWhen Republicans fight dirty and Democrats help them, America loses. Cenk Uygur, host of The Young Turks, breaks it down. Tell us what you think in the comment section below.
"Senate Republicans on Thursday were able to advance the confirmation of Judge Neil Gorsuch, President Donald Trump's nominee for the Supreme Court, after invoking the so-called "nuclear option" to eliminate the filibuster on Supreme Court nominees. Gorsuch will likely get his final confirmation vote, an up-or-down vote he is expected to pass, on Friday.
After Democrats mounted a filibuster to block Gorsuch, the Senate voted along party lines, 52-48, to overrule the current rules regarding Supreme Court nominations, allowing Republicans to take the cloture vote that ends debate on the confirmation Thursday afternoon. That procedural showdown was highly anticipated and closely followed the script of the parliamentarian mechanics expected.
Minority Leader Schumer (D-NY) had signaled last month that Democrats would attempt to block Gorsuch by denying him the 60 votes necessary to invoke cloture. By this week it was clear that Democrats had accrued the 41 votes necessary to block Gorsuch from advancing. Democrats that did not vote Thursday to filibuster Gorsuch included Sens. Joe Manchin (D-VA), Heidi Heitkamp (D-ND), Michael Bennett (D-CO) and Joe Donnelly (D-IN).”*
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