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

STEPHANOPOULOS: "You mentioned independence, Neil Catiel (ph), who was President Obama’s acting solicitor general, has come out in support of Judge Gorsuch. On that main point, he’s already wrote in the New York Times, he said, Judge Gorsuch would help to restore confidence in the rule of law. His years on the bench reveal a commitment to judicial independence, a record that should give the American people confidence that he will not compromise principle to favor the president who appointed him. Your response?"
KLOBUCHAR: "We have a solemn obligation here, George, to look at this judge’s record. How his decisions have differed from precedent in the past. I have concerns, of course, I care a lot about campaign finance. And he made a decision, or he concurred in a decision, put out his own opinion, that went even farther than the other judges in terms of what it could do to campaign finance laws. That being said, I’m a member of the judiciary committee, I think it is very important that we hear him out, that we listen to his views, and it’s equally important that we keep in place the senate rules that say that the Supreme Court is different than the other judges, which have a 51-vote margin in the Senate. This has a 60-vote threshold. And we have put in this place over the years so that you can get mainstream discussion, mainstream candidate that can get both Democrat and Republican votes."