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Post by bot on Feb 5, 2017 18:02:06 GMT -5
Hoyer Statement on the Nomination of Judge Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court
WASHINGTON, DC - House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement tonight on the nomination of Judge Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court:
"In Judge Neil Gorsuch, President Trump has found a jurist with a troubling history outside the mainstream. His past rulings have favored big corporations over workers and he has supported denying women access to contraceptive coverage. He has been a conservative activist since the 1980's, and, from President Trump's campaign promise to nominate only justices who would overturn Roe v. Wade, we should all assume that Judge Gorsuch would do so if called upon.
"President Trump had an opportunity to nominate a mainstream jurist respected by both parties - someone like Chief Judge Merrick Garland. Instead, he went with a nominee who promises to divide our country even further. In light of the treatment that Chief Judge Garland received from Senate Republicans, it is all the more important that the Senate scrutinize Judge Gorsuch's record very carefully and provide the American people with a full vetting before any action is taken with regard to his confirmation."
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