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Democratic Sen. Chris Coons Weighs In On 'Nuclear Option' Ahead Of Gorsuch Vote

NPR
Published April 5, 2017 at 1:06 PM EDT
Democratic members of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del., center, and Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., left, question the Republican side as the panel meets to advance the nomination of President Trump's Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP)
Democratic members of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del., center, and Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., left, question the Republican side as the panel meets to advance the nomination of President Trump's Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP)

Democratic Delaware Sen. Chris Coons (@ChrisCoons) joins Here & Now‘s Robin Young to discuss why he will vote “no” on Judge Neil Gorsuch’s Supreme Court nomination, as Senate Republican leaders are expected to change Senate rules so that a simple majority of senators is needed to confirm a Supreme Court nominee.

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