U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson spoke on the floor of the Senate last night in "strong support" of Neil Gorsuch's nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court as national media reports showed 41 Democrats ready to filibuster Gorsuch's nomination.
Johnson's speech, where he pushed his colleagues and fellow Wisconsin Sen. Tammy Baldwin to "at least" vote for cloture, came after the Senate Judiciary Committee voted to send Gorsuch's nomination to the full Senate.
Baldwin, D-Madison, had previously said she'd vote against cloture, which would be needed to get a final vote on the Senate floor. But Republicans can st...
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