Mitch McConnell: I’ve Got The Votes To Go Nuclear

The Hill reports:

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) is confident he has enough votes to trigger the nuclear option this week to eliminate the filibuster of Supreme Court nominees, he told reporters Tuesday. It became clear Monday that Democrats would filibuster Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch when a group of senators announced they would oppose and vote to block him.

Asked if he was confident there are enough GOP votes to change the Senate rules with a simple majority vote, a controversial tactic that Republicans decried in the past, McConnell answered: “Yes.” The GOP leader pledged he would not use the nuclear option to get rid of the filibuster for legislation for as long as he is Senate leader. He said the change would apply only to Supreme Court nominations.

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