[Guardian] Illinois senator criticized Gorsuch’s refusal to meet, as more than 30 Democrats now plan not to support Donald Trump’s supreme court nominee.
Illinois Senator Tammy Duckworth announced Thursday that she would join fellow Democrats in blocking a confirmation vote on Neil Gorsuch, Donald Trump’s supreme court nominee.
Duckworth, a combat veteran of the Iraq war who was first elected to the Senate in 2016, cited in a statement the refusal of Gorsuch to meet her as one key reason for her vote.
"Judge Gorsuch has not made the effort to meet with me in person to answer the serious questions I have about his record and he in fact cancelled a meeting we had previously scheduled," said Duckworth. She added: "I refuse to vote to end debate on a nominee who refuses to provide any answers to my questions."
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