Democrat backtracks from reports that he won’t block Gorsuch

Published February 1, 2017 4:50pm ET



Senate Judiciary Committee member Chris Coons told reporters Wednesday he has not decided whether to support an up or down vote for Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch, backtracking on earlier media reports that he would not block President Trump’s pick for the high court.

Coons, D-Del., said the media reports are inaccurate and he has only committed to backing a hearing and Judiciary Committee vote for Gorsuch, a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit.

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