mr. gorsuch, but i am ashamed on the republican side. senators should not till the seed after 10 months last year. that's not good for the country. i am very sad about republican senators. they are not sincere with the country. they should have told this post last year, not this year. >> anthony now in brooklyn, new york, on the republican line. go ahead, anthony. >> thanks for taking my call. i am a republican. i live in brooklyn, new york. i actually am also in my final year of law school. about what ach jurist should be and how the supreme court should be filled. i think whichever side you are on -- republican, independent, democrat, a jurist like mr. gorsuch is someone who either side of the aisle can really appreciate and that we should be commended president trump for selecting for the nomination. say or as john roberts, the chief justice, andd say that judges jurists are calling balls and strikes and not necessarily making decisions that they individually agree with, but that they think as a matter of law and under the doctrine an

mr. gorsuch, judge gorsuch has shown disdain for the use of the courtroom to vindicate fundamental rights, a viewpoint that should be anathema to anyone in the legal system but is particularly inappropriate for somebody who seeks a seat on the highest court in the land. because of this, women are duly worried about the preservation of their rights and equality, as is the lgbt community. with an administration that has already challenged fundamental american rights and will do so again, the courtroom must be a place where those rights can be vindicated. as senators, we are endowed with an awesome power to judge whether this man, judge gorsuch, has the right to a title that is higher than all the others in our judicial system, the title of justice. therefore, we must be absolutely certain that this person is a strong, mainstream candidate who has respect for rule of law in the application of basic constitutional rights to all americans, a deference to precedent, a nonideological approach to the court and the resolve to be a bulwark against the constitutional encroaches of this administratio

mr. gorsuch, judge gorsuch has shown disdain for the use of the courtroom to vindicate fundamental rights, a viewpoint that should be anathema to anyone in the legal system but is particularly inappropriate for somebody who seeks a seat on the highest court in the land. because of this, women are duly worried about the preservation of their rights and equality, as is the lgbt community. with an administration that has already challenged fundamental american rights and will do so again, the courtroom must be a place where those rights can be vindicated. as senators, we are endowed with an awesome power to judge whether this man, judge gorsuch, has the right to a title that is higher than all the others in our judicial system, the title of justice. therefore, we must be absolutely certain that this person is a strong, mainstream candidate who has respect for rule of law in the application of basic constitutional rights to all americans, a deference to precedent, a nonideological approach to the court and the resolve to be a bulwark against the constitutional encroaches of this administratio

mr. gorsuch fund his graduate studies. jeffrey rosen of the nonpartisan national constitution center had this to say about the judge. "he sometimes reaches results that favor liberals when he thinks the history or the text of the constitution or the law require it, especially in areas like criminal law or the rights of religious minorities. norm mison special counsel for ethics and government reform in the white house for president barack obama attended law school with mr. gorsuch. he called him simply a great guy. there is much more that can and will be said about the nominee in the days to come. much of it will contribute to a vigorous confirmation process. sadly, i suspect that much of it will not. many, including some in this chamber, have said, well, they've said that they're going to oppose any nominee no matter how qualified. americans deserve better. they deserve better than this bitter feud here in the united states senate. the presidential campaign is over. as "the washington post" recently editorialized, a supre

so that backs up that the words were used, though it's not the same as mr gorsuch saying so. guess that means we cannot be too precise about whether the president is right or wrong? right, it is all second—hand information, and what i think this will do is increase the pressure onjudge think this will do is increase the pressure on judge gorsuch to either confirm or deny he said that personally. i imagine at the senate confirmation hearings for is just a ship he will be asked directly, do you agree with what donald trump is doing with his immigration order in questioning the judgment of so—called judges, and he will have to a nswer so—called judges, and he will have to answer that or dodge it, but in the background there will be these stories about how he has already told people with the cameras running that this was a problem. he has not denied it but been silent so far but iam not denied it but been silent so far but i am not sure he will be able to stay silent too much longer. 0k, i am not sure he will be able to stay silent too much longer. ok, so the president attacking

mr. gorsuch. specifically campaign finance.has ruled against stricter campaign finance, and joe manchin said that's a concern of his. >> woodruff: finally, lisa, turning to the cabinet, when does it look as if, if you know, the president is going to get all the cabinet choices confirmed? >> i love that question because i have to tell you the atmosphere up here is nothing like i've ever experienced. it's such a frenzy. that's the bottom line. i think the way democrats are handling things right now, blocking, delaying, questioning as much as they can, i think it will be weeks before president trump could see all of his cabinet nominees place. >> woodruff: lisa desjardins reporting for us from the capitol. >capitol. thank you, lisa. >> woodruff: well, we turn now to my interview at the white house today with vice president mike pence, his first since assuming the office. i began by asking the former indiana governor how he thinks first few days in office have gone, a time that some have described as turbulent. >> i think we're off

the new york times website describes mr gorsuch as reliably conservative, but not someone known to behas german reaction to comments made by donald trump's top trade advisor, peter navarro, who claims berlin is exploiting the us and other eu countries by grossly undervaluing the euro. the accusations saw the euro jump to an eight week high. in the daily telegraph, scientists say they've developed mind—reading technology. the device has been tested on people unable to speak or move. suffering from locked in syndrome. it measures blood oxygen levels in the brain, to work out whether the person wants to answer ‘yes' or ‘no'. it's rise of the machines in the financial times today. it looks at how computer—based hedge funds that use algorithms have for the first time joined a list of the all—time top 20 best industry performers. it writes about how technology is challenging human investing. and hold ‘em orfold ‘em? also in the ft, an artificial intelligence system has won $1.8 million worth of chips against the world's top professional poker players. joining us is broadcaster henry bonsu.

actually, mr trump's been busy today on twitter. apart from the issue ofjudge gorsuchtacked republican senatorjohn mccain, who had questioned the success of last week's raid in yemen, in which a us serviceman was killed. he had said that he could not see how the downing of an aircraft and the death of a serviceman as a success. the death of a serviceman as a success. this row has been going on. this is that we'd we got today from the president. it is a 3—part tweet. so the president doesn't want this to be painted in anyway as a failure. no, and sean spicer, his spokesperson has a ready said that anyone who does suggest this is failure is denigrating the memory of that serviceman. that begs a question how donald trump, all through the political campaign, can attack the war in iraq, where 4000 servicemen were killed. it doesn't quite make total sense. he has got to be careful aboutjohn mckay. donald trump only has a two seat majority in the senate. if he annoys john mccain too much, at some point the senator is going to turn around and say, i will not stick with you any

mr. gorsuch, judge gorsuch. he is terrific. he has the right temperament. just so well qualified for this position and he will be confirmed to the supreme court. >> senator john barrasso, joining us in between votes and lots of activity on capitol hill. appreciate your time. >> thanks for having me. >>> back to our top story now. a couple things to tell you. as we've been talking here, i'm told that the president, president trump, boarded marine one and took off from the white house. this was kind of a surprise to us. we didn't have that on his schedu today. but we're understanding now that he is en route to dover air base with his daughter, ivanka trump. that's all the information we have right now. the trump administration, as we've been saying, making this statement about iran this afternoon, saying they're putting them on notice for their recent ballistic missile test. no other details given at the press briefing about what on notice means. but in about 20 minutes the national security council says they'll provide background details to reporters. let me

mr. gorsuch.t we can do is focus on making sure that he does not rebuild the five-man activist block on the supreme court that brought us decisions as disgraceful as citizens united think think there we have very strong support not just from our base but from 80% of americans who loathe the citizens united decision and very strong support within the caucus that this should be a court again and not a rampaging group of five rather belligerent conservative policy activists who throw precedent aside, who throw originalism aside, who throw all these judicially conservative doctrines aside as long as it gets them to those three goals. the corporate special interests, the republican election advantage and the right wing social policy. >> senator sheldon whitehouse on that committee, thank you for your time, appreciate it sir. >> thank you. >>> coming up, the trump administration announced today they are putting iran "on notice." what that means next. >>> president trump has severely criticized the vario

judge gorsuch, the podium, sir, is yours. applause. thank you. thank you. mrry much. mr president, mr vice president, you and your team have shown the great courtesy in this process. you have entrusted me with a most solemn assignment. standing here in a house of history, and acutely aware of my own imperfections, i pledge that if i am concerned i will do all my powers permit to be a faithful servant of the constitutional laws of this great country. for the last decade, i've worked as a federaljudge in a court that spans the six western states, serving about 20% of the continental united states and about 18 million people. the men and women i have worked with at every level in out i have worked with at every level in our circuit are i have worked with at every level in ourcircuit are an i have worked with at every level in our circuit are an inspiration to me. i have watched them furiously turning to the law, enforcing our constitution and living out daily the traditional oaths to administer justice equally to reach and poor alike. following the law as they fi

mr. gorsuch. >> if anything. >> melanie thanks for coming in. >>> similar discussion is also taking place in montgomery county maryland. the county executive county council rejects the trump administration's immigration policy. >> the county hasn't voted to declare itself a sanctuary city or county for that matter. fox 5 ronica cleary is live with a little more on this side of the story. ronica? >> reporter: jim and shawn, earlier today, leaders people who assist in all different capacities they gathered. one of the messages they brought home is that silver spring montgomery county is a diverse area. you can see people gathered here tonight. this area is really busy and filled with lots of people. this is a place where america is not just a country of immigrants, this is a county of immigrants. they stress that no matter what the trump administration brings forward, nothing is going to change in montgomery county. now, what does that mean specifically? basically, the leaders who spoke today, they said that it is outside of the jurisdiction of a police officer to ask your immigration statu

mr. gorsuch spoke last night, he talked about not creating the laws applying the laws to the constitution. i don't believe after listening to him that he would allow his religious beliefs or his other beliefs to interfere with the decision, because he talked judge appliesood the law as it is written in the constitution to a current case. i did want to say that this is the first year i have watched some of these confirmation hearings. i as a citizen of this country and a voter and very disturbed at the behavior of the democratic senators. there is such a thing as asking questions, but their behavior is more like attack dogs that are rabid. i know it gets nasty but -- host: sheila, thank you. i will add to this. off of twitter, is there any chance that gorsuch will be borked? borking refers to the nomination of robert bork when democrats managed to defeat his nomination. he was very much a scalia type in terms of how he viewed the constitution. he would've replaced lewis powell, sort of the kennedy at that time. instead, justice kennedy filled that seat. that great schism and rkvisiveness o

mr. gorsuch is confirmed. >> there's lots of questions open today we're trying to keep on top. thank you, very much. >> the confirmation debate for mr. trump's nomination took a stunning turn. while explaining her opposition to the nomination of fellow senator jeff sessions, democratic warren read a letter from kor ret ta scott king was opposing sessions for being federal judge. he warned her she's was violating rule from impugning another senator. she continued to speak. he said he violated the rule. >> i'm surprised that the words of kor ret ta scott king are not suitable for debate in the united states senate. i ask leave of the senate to continue my remarks. >> is there objection? >> object. >> i appeal the ruling -- >> objection is heard. senator will take her seat. >> she was warned. he was given an explanation. never the less she persisted. >> republicans voted to silence warren and now she prevented until the debate on sessions ends. the professor of university of birmingham. good to talk to you. we saw senator warren sigh len by the court. why would senate rebuke senat

mr. gorsuch aboutabut during their meeting.. >> i understand even mored eveno fully now why the judge ised by both sides si of the aisle.of >> reporter: meanwhile president trump is insistingepog the comments made by his supreme court nominee are being misrepresented while thele white house today says the president still backs hist st supreme court pick. insuprem washington, joel waldmn fox news.fox ne >> you know, there seems to beet a daily battle between the prometrium white house anddte he meet ya'. the question here is who do you think the publoic thinks iss more truthfully?more truthfu >> well, a recent eme college poll found inl foun 49 percent of registeredistered voters think the trump trump administration is truthful. 48 percent think it is i untruthful. that's a pretty even split. but when it comes to thes to the media, only 39 percent of pent those polled think the mediaia is truthful, 53 percent think pk the media untruthful. fox5's political reporter rter ronica cleary takes a closerclor look at the numbers. at the she is lnuive tonight at theat e newseum. ronica. >> report

mr. gorsuch on the supreme court before long. is it fair to give the republicans this victory? probably not. they don't deserve it. but that's the way politics are played in washington. >> and democrats played the long game because thinking a democrat in the white house who could choose the next supreme court justice. didn't happen that way. played the long way and they lot of. >> that's not true -- >> no actually -- >> they weren't playing long game. they wanted nominee to get a vote. they did not want to delay. >> didn't make issue of it jeffrey. >> wanted traditional way, president nominates someone, senate holds hearings and then there's a vote. this was completely extraordinary what mitch mcconnell and republicans did. remember antonin scalia died on february 14th, almost entire year left in the obama presidency. it's unprecedented to delay that long. >> okay jeffrey -- >> republicans had control of the senate and able to do it and suffered no political penalty. it's certainly not democrats' choice. >> but point is democrats could have made a bigger issue out of it. don't

mr gorsuch is due to meet with senator diane feinstein. the party during confirmation hearings. by by the way, the democrats, i was speaking to a senior democrat, and she was saying this is something the democrats are really going to fight but they do feel that neil gorsuch is very conservative and they have decided to make this a battle they are going to have. he is doing to be doing a lot of work in the next few months. you're watching 100 days from bbc news. still to come for viewers on the bbc news channel and bbc world news... a big part of donald trump's pitch to american voters was the pledge to create jobs, a message which resonated in the rust belt states. now he is president, how will he deliver on the promise to create 25 million? the weather is pretty horrible in some parts of the country. we have got heavy rain and strong winds. blowing a gale in scotland and northern ireland. gusts of wind approaching 70 miles an hour that a 70 mph, although to this massive area of low pressure. the centre is out in the north atlantic. this i

mr. gorsuch, ed markey, elizabeth warren of massachusetts, rod wyden. kirsten gillibrand of new york. he says the seat is stolen. >> this is not a normal consideration. this is a seat that was stolen from the former president, obama. that's never been done in u.s. history before. to let this become normal just invites a complete partisan polarization of the court from here to eternity. at what point does a majority say in the future, we will not let someone make a nomination two years into their four years, or three years into their four years, or their entire four years? so i made it clear that i was going to insist on a 60-vote standard and that i would vote against closing debates. so insisting on 60 votes is the way you start what we refer to as a filibuster then the question is, is. >> there going to be enough votes to shut it down? my hope is in won't be. >> west virginia democrat joe manjchin says two wrongs don't make a right and wants a hearing and a vote on gorsuch. >> what the republicans did with merrick garland was absolutely unbelievable t

mr. gorsuch. what is your take and the take from people there? >> it's interesting because myuc inbox flooded immediately with people supporting and opposing him. many on the left are worried about as you had at lengthy discussion there, the hobby lobby decision. that he's going to be antichoice, antiwoman, you know those are already starting. with respect to him, you know how their strategies are going to be. in this book he wrote about euthanasia, assisted suicide, we know where his positions are. respecting life and all of its forms and times. we know those things will come up. but this is a guy who way back in columbia before it was public will be '80s, he started a paper called the fed. it was a pushback against what ' he thought was a dominant liberal philosophy and culture on campus. he is not new to this. his mom was the first female director of the epa under reagan. he has even written about confirmation battles and in his opinion, they have become political warfare. the attacks that happen to people who step up and are nominated for the

mr. gorsuch? >> 60 vote standard. it's what obama's team met with his nominees and it's absolutely what the nominees should meet coming from president trump. >> and you're not worried about a nuclear option on the part of your colleagues across the isle? >> well, there's already been a nuclear option and that's when the republican majority decided to steal the supreme court seat from president obama and deliver it to president trump. unprecedented in our history, deeply jeopardizes the integrity of the supreme court. sets a precedent that will cause problems for decades to come so i'm concerned about the entire process and i hope my senators across the aisle decide they're going to defend and fight for our key institutions in america instead of tearing them down. >> senator jeff merkley, thank you for your time, sir, appreciate it. >> you're welcome. >>> still ahead, the white house message to america amounts to "be afraid, be very afraid." we'll discuss the campaign of fear after this two-minute break. >>> the crime

mr. gorsuch about during their meeting. >> i understand more fully now why the judge is so well respe respected by both sides of the aisle. >> reporter: meanwhile president trump is insisting that comments made by his supreme court nominee are being misrepresented while the white house today says the president still backs his supreme court pick. >>> in washington, joel waldman, fox news. >>> five-year-old girl forgot to bring her doll to school for show and tell. she was not happy about it. >> everybody else got the toy but not me. it's no fair. what she did that has her mother and the school angry and scared. and -- >>> this is chesterfield legend kevin biehl from good times hunting.com. i just told him that trenton has a crow poop problem. he says he's got a unique solution. was the imagination real? hank's take coming up. >>> six hours of snow coverage on good day this morning. you're bound to meet some characters. one septa bus driver's message on life tv. >> they're part of our team. ♪ >>> the snow came not as much as we thought and then it lift again. on the left you'll see time lapsed vi

mr. gorsuch, calling this choice hostile. >> he'd be the youngest, on the court, by the way, since clarenceom the travel ban debacle but it won't >>> now hundreds of state department diplomats are calling it wrong headed as well insisting the highly charged executive order will make america less safe. we're entering day 13 of donald trump's presidency. we have every angle covered. >> good morning, chris. there are fewer bigger decisions a president can make than appointing justice to the supreme court. well this judge, neil gorsuch will be on capitol hill this morning meeting with mitch mcconnell. he will be escorted by the former new hampshire senator. and chris, this confirmation battle will be

mr. gorsuch from becoming a supreme court justice, do you approve of that? 42% approve. 54% don't. that the american people -- okay, here's another one. supreme court, is it tooer liberal? 31%, about right.su too conservative, 18%. so neil gorsuch looks like he's in pretty good shape. i think he'll be confirmed. i'm not sure about the timeline on it. >> the poll is a good news for him. what i thought was interesting was, an even higher percentage of the electorate dislikes the democrat approach, don't ever vote on him, obstruct him, stop him from serving, then -- you touched briefly on this. an indication of hownd unanchord a lot of public opinion is. if you look at that final question, which is, "do you think supreme court decisions are too liberal, about right,re or too conservative," the last time fox news asked that question was in 2015. 45% back then said "too liberal." today, 31%. about right, 34%, two years ago, 47% today. i think it is because a lot of people say, oh, there's a vacancy on the court, trump has made a nomination, the guy seems pretty good, therefore, the cour

mr. gorsuch was at harvard law school from 1988 to 1991 said they had no recollection of his involvement.street journal" includes quotes from classmates who say things like, if he was active in the legal acities stance project, i am sure i would remember him. "wall street journal" also says that while involvement in the groups was voluntary and only loosely monitored, judge gorsuch doesn't appear, for example, in the yearbook photos of either group, nor is he listed among the members not pictured. now, the white house has pointed the journal to one person who says judge gorsuch was involved in one of the programs. this person says this, exactly, i'll read it directly. "what i am prepared to do is corroborate that neil gorsuch was in the harvard defenders. i have a specific recollection of talking to him about one case but i don't want to go into the details. i'd like to leave it there." he would like to leave it there. now, to be fair, judge gorsuch may very well have been an active participant in both of these big-hearted effective groups at harvard law school. for all we know, these wer

mr. gorsuch is, we think he has an impeccable record and for those reasons we think he should be the next member of the supreme court. but let's make it an up-or-down vote, not something that's subject to a cloture vote, which is something that hasn't happened in the past and it shouldn't be on this one. this is a good man. if they want to vote against him, let them stand up and vote against him for the right reason, let's get an up or down vote, 51 in the past. he believes in a strict interpretation of the constitution. the american people clearly understood that the president would be nominating a conservative justice. that was part of the discussion ring this last election. that's the reason why mitch mcconnell and other leaders in the party said let's have an open discussion on this, let's have this be part of the president election, let's have that be part of the reason you vote for the the presidential candidate of your choice. >> thank you. coming up, controversial details on the covert operations in the raid in yemen that killed a navy seal. what are you doing? getting your quarte

mr. gorsuch in talking with senators than disheartened by those comments. then the polling you just shows, the impact it has on the american people on his supporters, we call trump a one man constitutional crisis back in july and it's clear now when you look at these polling numbers and the dog whistle politics that this does go to the heart and credibility of our constitutional system. >> and what's the remedy? if we think of the courts as the protectors of the constitution, the people who ensure that nobody in any part of government can act in a way that violates the constitution and we expect that their orders will be followed. if that is going to come into question, what do you expect will be the remedy? >> i think the remedy has to come from a vigorous public debate where american citizens continue to put the pressure on mr. trump. even those who agree with him to say we believe in these courts. these courts are essential. they're american. we need the republicans to find their spine and use their tongues. they're all holding their breaths and pretendi

reporter: unusually strong criticism tonight from president trump's own supreme court nominee neil gorsuch about mr. trump's biting critique today of three federal judges. the president was on the attack barely 12 hours after last night's appeals court oral argument on whether to keep enforcement of his immigration executive order on hold. connecticut democrat richard blumenthal said today that gorsuch told him during a courtesy visit that the president's comments were, quote, disheartening and demoralizing. >> he certainly expressed to me that he is disheartened by the demoralizing and abhorrent comments made by president trump about the judiciary. >> reporter: a gorsuch associate confirmed the comments. they followed mr. trump's speech today to a law enforcement group. >> i listened to a bunch of stuff last night on television that was disgraceful. i don't ever want to call a court biased, so i won't call it sbis biased, and we haven't had a decision yet. but courts seem to be so political. >> reporter: he noted that a federal law gives the president power to suspend the entry of any class of ali

gorsuch for the vacancy. see the president, the vice president of the united states there, two of the sons. mrs. son roman catholic priest there, as well. the white house attorneyer and judge gorsuch and his wife. a remarkable to get behind the curtain of the white house is one of the things we love to do. what do you think when you look at that? >> well, nlg, it's a moment of unity, a moment of joy. this is obviously an occasion that a lot of conservatives, particularly social conservatives, literally were praying for. went around the country to trump rallies, a lot of traditional conservatives and church going social conservatives who had their doubts about whether he was personally a godly man, nonetheless, they were praying for a conservative choice on the supreme court. an ento see that prayer answered by judge gorsuch is a happy moment for them. >> excellent point. you made a point in break just chatting about how, you know, mitch mcconnell's not there and how this moment is here because of mcconnell's decision ten months i'll hold out. >> i think people forget that immediately upon scalia

mr. gorsuch, ed markey, elizabeth warren of massachusetts, rod wyden. and kirsten gillibrand of new york. he says the seat is stolen. >> this is not a normal consideration. this is a seat that was stolen from the former president, obama. that's never been done in u.s. history before. to let this become normal just invites a complete partisan polarization of the court from here to eternity. at what point does a majority say in the future, we will not let someone make a nomination two years into their four years, or three years into their four years, or their entire four years? so i made it clear that i was going to insist on a 60-vote standard and that i would vote against closing debates. so insisting on 60 votes is the way you start what we refer to as a filibuster then the question is, is there going to be enough votes to shut it down? my hope is in won't be. >> west virginia democrat joe manchin says two wrongs don't make a right and wants a hearing and a vote on gorsuch. >> what the republicans did with merrick garland was absolutely unbelievable to

mr. gorsuch a good student, of great intellect. there's word the hearings could start -- the confirmations formally could begin in about six weeks. again, the president surrounded by a group of supporters of his nomination to replace on the supreme court antonin scalia. let's listen now to the senate floor where senator mitch mcconnell is speaking. >> judge gorsuch didn't just clerk for one supreme court justice, he clerked for two. they were justices nominated by presidents of different political parties. anthony kennedy, a reagan appointee, and byron white, who was nominated by jfk. judge gorsuch received a unanimously well qualified rating by the american bar association when he was nominated to his current position on the court of appeals. he was confirmed without any votes in opposition. that's right. madam president, not a single democrat opposed judge gorsuch as confirmation. not senator barack obama, not senator hillary clinton, not senators joe biden or ted kennedy. in fact, not a single one of the democrats who still serv

mr. gorsuch is going to have to answer. >> justice kennedy is a swing vote. he sort of goes sometimes with the democratic nominee, some times with the republican. chief justice john roberts, his vote affirmed obamacare and he was a republican nominee as well. so, it's not always strictly along party lines. >> it's pretty darn close. and if you look at the array of decisions from citizens united to shelby county, to all the decisions cutting back on corporations exposure to courts and juries, the environmental decisions, epa decision, they lineup into a very predictable pattern in which the five republicans will lineup with the big special interests and deliver what they have been asked to in the a.m. cumicus th their front group have filed. and it is time for them to stop and judges to get back to judging again and stop being a delivery system for big special interests. >> so, will you filibuster? >> we will -- you have to be clear about what you mean by that. filibustering on the floor and go in there and disrupting things is one definition of filibuster. re

mr. gorsuch was at harvard law school from 1988 to 1991 said they had no recollection of his involvement.ournal" includes quotes from classmates who say things like, if he was active in the legal acities stance project, i am sure i would remember him. "wall street journal" also says that while involvement in the groups was voluntary and only loosely monitored, judge gorsuch doesn't appear, for example, in the yearbook photos of either group, nor is he listed among the members not pictured. now, the white house has pointed the journal to one person who says judge gorsuch was involved in one of the programs. this person says this, exactly, i'll read it directly. "what i am prepared to do is corroborate that neil gorsuch was in the harvard defenders. i have a specific recollection of talking to him about one case but i don't want to go into the details. i'd like to leave it there." he would like to leave it there. now, to be fair, judge gorsuch may very well have been an active participant in both of these big-hearted effective groups at harvard law school. for all we know, these were format

it matters and judge gorsuch will be confirmed. [applause] mr. levine: let's talk about separation of powers. we have this massive administrative state, this fourth branch of government within the executive branch, the executive branch does more legislating than the legislative branch and their pushing out 3000, 4000 lawless, -- 3000, 4000 lawless, regulations every year. isn't there a law that congress passed itself aims, that empowers itself to do something about this? sen. cruz: that should be one of the singular priorities of this new administration, reining in the out-of-control regulatory states. the rains act would require congress to approve any regulation that would have an impact of greater than $100 million on the economy. you talk about a basic, common sense step. if the federal government is is going to cost $100 million or more of your job going away, at a minimum the people elected by mr. pence: he is supporting law $100 million or more of your job going away, at a minimum the people elected by the government have to vote and say y

mr. gorsuch. ur first day at the department of justice. >> you know, working at the department of justice i was down the hall from now judge gorsuch. and i will tell you, even then he was one of the smartest, most humble, decent people you could ever work with. he was always prepared, a great listener. everything you would wanted a judge to be. and obviously president bush saw that back then and president trump has seen that and made an excellent nomination with judge gorsuch. steve: okay. toby, you know, the fear of conservatives is okay, before he got the job, we thought he was a conservative and then he gets the job, suddenly is he a john roberts, some have said. you know. speculating about who the president might pick. tell us about his credentials regarding ideology, if you know them. >> well, i think, you know, judge gorsuch is a mainstream conservative. he has lived his life consistently, principled. you know, what you see is what you get with judge gorsuch. i don't think anyone has to worry

and they will get it in the form of mr gorsuch, a staunch social conservative who has strong views on story. what do you think democrats should do about this man getting put forward — should they block it? it is such a dilemma because in many ways, if you look at what has gone on for the past year, since the judge who is being replaced died, a very respected choice was put forward than the republicans in congress would not even consider the nomination, sydney seat —— so the seat has been empty for a year. so, if they are to be petulant, they can say, you did it so we will, they can filibuster and do all sorts of things to delay the process, but in the end, it's about what is best for the end, it's about what is best for the country, and if the court carries on, only having eight justices, there are another who knows how long while they squabble about the nomination, in a sense, eve ryo ne about the nomination, in a sense, everyone loses. you say it is about what is in the best interests of the country, but as you pointed out, the republicans stymied a choice from president 0bama for a

mr. gorsuch as an outlandish radical, despite his impeccable credentials, the wide-respected commands in his field, his long service as an appeals court judge and the unanimous voice vote he received the last time the senate considered him for the federal bench is at the very least premature, end of quote. our friends on the other side of the aisle would do well to take note of "the washington post" observation. so i'd like to make this point. in the process, we have witnessed for the president's cabinet nominees, if that's any guide, i'm quite confident that we're going to -- we'll hear all manner of reasons and arguments about why we should delay a hearing on judge gorsuch. but as my friend and former chairman of the judiciary committee, senator leahy, often noted, supreme court nominees don't have the opportunity to respond to personal attacks outside of their confirmation hearings. so i'm going to consult with the ranking member on timing for the hearing, but i can tell you what we aren't going to do. we're not going to delay this hearing, especially in the face of all of these attac

gorsuch to serve as the u.s. court of appeals for the tenth circuit. that's my circuit. the senate confirmed him by voice vote. mr. president, let me say that again. in 2006 this body was so confident about neil gorsuch, his character and his qualifications to serve as a federal judge, yes, a circuit court judge, that he was confirmed without anyone even asking for a recorded vote. i consider that unanimous. on the bench of the busy tenth circuit, judge gorsuch has proven he takes seriously his duty to uphold the constitution. he's known for his legal opinions that stridently p defend our most fundamental constitutional rights and for writing those opinions in a way that's engaging and easy to understand. he knows that his work as a judge is about serving this institution, not his personal preferences. as he said recently at the white house, shortly after his nomination was announced by president trump -- quote -- "a judge who likes every outcome he reaches is very likely a bad judge. stretching for results he prefers rather than those the law demands." i love that quote. as a uniquely exceptional scholar and res