In a sign of what is likely to be a lengthy Senate battle to get President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch confirmed, Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., released a statement Tuesday, saying he had "serious doubts" about the selection and Senate Democrats would require a "robust, exhaustive and comprehensive debate" on whether Gorsuch is fit to be a Justice.
"Now more than ever, we need a Supreme Court Justice who is independent, eschews ideology, who will preserve our democracy, protect fundamental rights, and will stand up to a President who has already shown a willingness to bend the Constitution," the statement read, per The Hill.
"Given his record, I have very serious doubts about Judge Gorsuch's ability to meet this standard. Judge Gorsuch has repeatedly sided with corporations over working people, demonstrated a hostility toward women's rights, and most troubling, hewed to an ideological approach to jurisprudence that makes me skeptical that he can be a strong, independent Justice on the Court."
Schumer argued he would fight any nominee outside of what he considers a "mainstream" pick before Trump took office and was one of many Democratic Senators irked with the GOP's refusal to hold a hearing for Judge Merrick Garland, the Supreme Court nominee Barack Obama proposed.
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