Gorsuch Top Court Hearing Starts With Preview of Party Split
- U.S. Supreme Court nominee appears at Senate Judiciary panel
- Democrats accuse nominee of backing corporations over people
Gorsuch, Comey Head to the Hill Today
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Senate Democrats cast U.S. Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch as outside the mainstream while a top Republican praised his "unfailing commitment" to the law at the start of what promises to be a divisive hearing over a year-old vacancy.
Gorsuch listened silently, occasionally nodding or smiling, as lawmakers delivered opening statements that showed a deep partisan divide over the role of the Supreme Court in American society.