Durbin meets with Supreme Court nominee Gorsuch

Posted on February 16, 2017
Neil Gorsuch
Neil Gorsuch is a sitting judge in the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in the Tenth Circuit. (Photo courtesy Facebook/Neil Gorsuch)

By RFD Radio/WFMB

WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin met with Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch for some 40 minutes this week.

While Durbin has expressed opposition to multiple nominees for President Donald Trump’s cabinet, for him the jury is still out on his vote on the Senate Judiciary Committee.

“I wouldn’t make any commitment at this point I really want to sit through the hearing and hear his answers to questions,” Durbin said. “He is learned, he is sincere and made a positive impression.”

Durbin said he wants to ensure that Gorsuch would be an independent check on the Executive Branch.

“When it comes to some fundamental issues, issues relating to freedom of religions, issues relations to Citizens United and the like, I have some basic differences with his approach.”

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