Swordsmyth
03-30-2017, 06:41 PM
Sens. Joe Manchin and Heidi Heitkamp on Thursday became the first Senate Democrats to announce their support for Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch -- breaking with their colleagues who have blasted President Trump's pick.
“Senators have a constitutional obligation to advice (sic) and consent on a nominee to fill this Supreme Court vacancy and, simply put, we have a responsibility to do our jobs as elected officials,” Manchin, of West Virginia, said in a statement Thursday. “I will vote to confirm him to be the ninth justice on the Supreme Court.”
I will vote to confirm Judge Neil Gorsuch to be the ninth justice on the Supreme Court. pic.twitter.com/MpVbaqf0LB (https://t.co/MpVbaqf0LB)
— Senator Joe Manchin (@Sen_JoeManchin) March 30, 2017 (https://twitter.com/Sen_JoeManchin/status/847542837952614401)
Shortly afterward, Heitkamp released a statement announcing her support. "He has a record as a balanced, meticulous, and well respected jurist who understands the rule of law," the North Dakota senator said. She added that her vote "does not diminish how disturbed I am by what Republicans did to Judge Garland," former President Barack Obama's nominee who was blocked by the GOP-led Senate.
more at: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/03/30/manchin-heitkamp-become-first-senate-dems-to-back-gorsuch.html
“Senators have a constitutional obligation to advice (sic) and consent on a nominee to fill this Supreme Court vacancy and, simply put, we have a responsibility to do our jobs as elected officials,” Manchin, of West Virginia, said in a statement Thursday. “I will vote to confirm him to be the ninth justice on the Supreme Court.”
I will vote to confirm Judge Neil Gorsuch to be the ninth justice on the Supreme Court. pic.twitter.com/MpVbaqf0LB (https://t.co/MpVbaqf0LB)
— Senator Joe Manchin (@Sen_JoeManchin) March 30, 2017 (https://twitter.com/Sen_JoeManchin/status/847542837952614401)
Shortly afterward, Heitkamp released a statement announcing her support. "He has a record as a balanced, meticulous, and well respected jurist who understands the rule of law," the North Dakota senator said. She added that her vote "does not diminish how disturbed I am by what Republicans did to Judge Garland," former President Barack Obama's nominee who was blocked by the GOP-led Senate.
more at: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/03/30/manchin-heitkamp-become-first-senate-dems-to-back-gorsuch.html