Mitch McConnell Takes First Step Toward 'Going Nuclear' On Gorsuch Nomination

function onPlayerReadyVidible(e){'undefined'!=typeof HPTrack&&HPTrack.Vid.Vidible_track(e)}!function(e,i){if(e.vdb_Player){if('object'==typeof commercial_video){var a='',o='m.fwsitesection='+commercial_video.site_and_category;if(a+=o,commercial_video['package']){var c='&m.fwkeyvalues=sponsorship%3D'+commercial_video['package'];a+=c}e.setAttribute('vdb_params',a)}i(e.vdb_Player)}else{var t=arguments.callee;setTimeout(function(){t(e,i)},0)}}(document.getElementById('vidible_1'),onPlayerReadyVidible); Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) has filed a motion to end debate on Neil Gorsuchs nomination to the Supreme Court, setting up a vote in the Senate over whether to go nuclear and change the Senates rules for nominations to the high court.Due to an unprecedented filibuster threat, I just filed cloture on the Judge #Gorsuch nomination. #SCOTUS Leader McConnell (@SenateMajLdr) April 4, 2017 McConnell set a cloture vote for Thursday, at which point Democrats can block ending debate on the nomination. (Democrats have enough votes to do this, and are expected to do so.) McConnell can then move to change the rules for confirming Supreme Court nominees to require a simple majority, rather than 60 votes to end a filibuster, in whats known as the nuclear option.McConnell has vowed to confirm Gorsuch by the end of this week and has said he has the votes to change the rules.While some of his GOP colleagues have raised concerns about what going nuclear will mean for the legislative body, McConnell has dismissed those concerns. He also said Tuesday he has no plans to change the Senates legislative rules.Theres not a single senator in the majority who thinks we ought to change the legislative filibuster. Not one, McConnell said. This does not threaten the legislative calendar. -- This feed and its contents are the property of The Huffington Post, and use is subject to our terms. It may be used for personal consumption, but may not be distributed on a website.
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