Mitch McConnell: ‘Not one principled reason’ to oppose Gorsuch

Published March 30, 2017 3:48pm ET



Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., on Thursday accused Democrats of “hollow rhetoric” aimed at painting Judge Neil Gorsuch as a far-right Supreme Court nominee, and argued that Gorsuch is enjoying broad support from a range of people in politics and the media.

“Look, it’s time to move beyond this hollow rhetoric and get back to the serious business of governing,” McConnell said on the Senate floor Thursday.

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