Klobuchar: I Have a Lot of Concerns About Gorsuch on Campaign Finance

STEPHANOPOULOS You mentioned independence ░░░░░░░░ Catiel ph who was ░░░░░░░░ Obama s acting solicitor ░░░░░░░░ has come out in ░░░░░░░░ of Judge Gorsuch On ░░░░░░░░ main point he s ░░░░░░░░ wrote in The New ░░░░░░░░ Times he said Judge ░░░░░░░░ would help to restore ░░░░░░░░ in the rule of ░░░░░░░░ His years on the ░░░░░░░░ reveal a commitment to ░░░░░░░░ independence a record that ░░░░░░░░ give the American people ░░░░░░░░ that he will not ░░░░░░░░ principle to favor the ░░░░░░░░ who appointed him Your ░░░░░░░░ Klobuchar We have a ░░░░░░░░ obligation here George to ░░░░░░░░ at this judge s ░░░░░░░░ How his decisions have ░░░░░░░░ from precedent in the ░░░░░░░░ I have concerns of ░░░░░░░░ I care a lot ░░░░░░░░ campaign finance And he ░░░░░░░░ a decision or he ░░░░░░░░ in a decision put ░░░░░░░░ his own opinion that ░░░░░░░░ even farther than the ░░░░░░░░ judges in terms of ░░░░░░░░ it could do to ░░░░░░░░ finance laws That being ░░░░░░░░ I m a member ░░░░░░░░ the Judiciary Committee I ░░░░░░░░ it is very important ░░░░░░░░ we hear him out ░░░░░░░░ we listen to his ░░░░░░░░ and it s equally ░░░░░░░░ that we keep in ░░░░░░░░ the Senate rules that ░░░░░░░░ that the Supreme Court ░░░░░░░░ different than the other ░░░░░░░░ which have a 51 ░░░░░░░░ margin in the Senate ░░░░░░░░ has a 60 vote ░░░░░░░░ And we have put ░░░░░░░░ this place over the ░░░░░░░░ so that you can ░░░░░░░░ mainstream discussion mainstream candidate ░░░░░░░░ can get both Democrat ░░░░░░░░ Republican votes STEPHANOPOULOS But ░░░░░░░░ heard Vice President Pence ░░░░░░░░ there He said that ░░░░░░░░ way or the other ░░░░░░░░ way or the other ░░░░░░░░ Gorsuch is going to ░░░░░░░░ confirmed They re ready ░░░░░░░░ do it if they ░░░░░░░░ to to change the ░░░░░░░░ move it to 51 ░░░░░░░░ Klobuchar Let me make ░░░░░░░░ clear that is what ░░░░░░░░ vice president said and ░░░░░░░░ president has put out ░░░░░░░░ but Senator McConnell has ░░░░░░░░ it clear that is ░░░░░░░░ Senate s decision and ░░░░░░░░ is a longstanding Senate ░░░░░░░░ STEPHANOPOULOS He has made ░░░░░░░░ clear that it s ░░░░░░░░ Senate s decision He ░░░░░░░░ put it back on ░░░░░░░░ Democrats though He says ░░░░░░░░ that s up to ░░░░░░░░ If you decide to ░░░░░░░░ on Judge Gorsuch not ░░░░░░░░ the 60 votes he ░░░░░░░░ likely to change the ░░░░░░░░ Klobuchar Let s see ░░░░░░░░ happens because I believe ░░░░░░░░ when you look at ░░░░░░░░ past when Democrats were ░░░░░░░░ charge we were concerned ░░░░░░░░ what if Republicans are ░░░░░░░░ charge let s keep ░░░░░░░░ 60 vote threshold in ░░░░░░░░ And it has been ░░░░░░░░ long standing precedent both ░░░░░░░░ President s nominee Obama ░░░░░░░░ nominees got over 60 ░░░░░░░░ And that is the ░░░░░░░░ STEPHANOPOULOS Do you think ░░░░░░░░ Gorsuch can get over ░░░░░░░░ votes Klobuchar I think ░░░░░░░░ depends on how he ░░░░░░░░ the questions When we ░░░░░░░░ at his record we ░░░░░░░░ just got this nomination ░░░░░░░░ Senator Klobuchar thanks for ░░░░░░░░ us Klobuchar It was ░░░░░░░░ to be on George ░░░░░░░░ you.”