On Senate Floor, Sen. Gillibrand Urges Colleagues to Oppose Confirmation of Judge Neil Gorsuch to U.S. Supreme Court
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Mr. President, one of the most important constitutional duties we as Senators have is to decide whether a
When we make this decision, we should always consider what is best for the people of this country.
Three branches of government were created to serve the people.
So no matter what we do, whether it's here in the
And our rights - our individual rights - should never be subordinate to the rights of corporations.
The
Unfortunately,
For someone who describes himself as a strict constructionist - as a so-called textualist - his judicial ruling on corporate rights in the
And now
In my state, just like in many of yours, there are thousands and thousands of families who will be directly affected by the decisions the
Voting rights, workers' rights, reproductive rights, even our First Amendment speech rights, which
If any of these cases make it to the
And
On the issue of changing the rules to the filibuster: I strongly oppose changing these
So I urge my colleagues to think about the potentially far-reaching and damaging consequences to our democracy if they vote to eliminate the filibuster for
Fundamentally, changing the rules for
We must stand up for individual rights over corporations, and I urge my colleagues to vote against this nominee.
Thank you, Mr. President.
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