Dem leaders give centrists space on Gorsuch
By Alexander Bolton - 03/30/17 06:00 AM EDT
Senate Democratic leaders are giving centrist colleagues space on Neil Gorsuch despite strong pressure from the liberal base to sink President Trump’s Supreme Court nominee.
Minority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) says he’s not tallying votes for the nominee, leaving it to Democratic Leader Charles Schumer (N.Y.) to have one-on-one conversations with undecided members of their caucus.
Sen. Jon Tester (D-Mont.) said Schumer is giving centrists like him room to decide how to vote, mindful that 10 members of the conference face reelection in states Trump won in November.
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