CSPAN2 Senate Debate On Supreme Court Nominee Senators Cornyn Through Wyden April 7, 2017
We have actually restored the status quo before the administration of president george w. Bush. It was during that administration when some of our friends across the aisle along with some of their liberal law professor allies dreamed up a way of blocking president george w. Bushs judicial nominees, and that was by suggesting that 60 votes was really the threshold for confirming judges rather than the constitutional requirement of a majority vote. Its been a long journey back to the normal functioning of the United States senate. And its amazing that its taking a nominee like judge gorsuch to b...