mayors who said clearly they're not going to be cowtowed, not going to be buffaloed by the trump administrationthis matter. they're not going to have their police departments running around trying to round up undocumented workers. undocumented immigrants. there's already some pushback on that from these leaders of these municipalities. yet the trump administration's response essentially has been that we'll cut your money off. the money that you get for the federal government, we cut it off. where is this fight headed? >> that is an impotent threat in his executive order. donald trump cannot on his own decide to cut off money to cities based on their having policies to separate local law enforcement from immigration enforcement. that requires congress. and it is -- going to be one of those areas like the one you describe would earlier where i think there's going to be distance between trump and leaders of his own party in the house and senate. and it's not clear how that's going to come out. i understand that there have already been moves, as you know, in congress to try to target some of these

we don't need judges who have been hand picked for their willingness to cowtow with those -- to those with money, power and influence. we need justices who will stand up to those with money, power and influence. judge gorsuch may occasionally right in vague terms about the importance of independent courts, but today, right now, that's simply not good enough. now more than ever the united states needs a supreme court that puts the law first every single time. that means justices with a proven record of standing up for the rights of all americans, civil rights, women's rights, lgbtq rights and all the protections guaranteed by our laws. we cannot stand down when american values and constitutional principles are attacked. we cannot stand down when the president of the united states hands our highest court over to the highest bidder, and that is why i will oppose judge gorsuch's nomination. thank you, mr. president. i yield and i suggest the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: the presiding officer: the senator from utah. mr. hatch: is th