Jeff Merkley: ‘Absolutely’ Open SCOTUS Seat Was Stolen by GOP

‘It’s a first time in our history that a Senate majority had refused to act on a nominee from the president to the Supreme Court’

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CUOMO: "One Democratic senator says that Supreme Court seat was stolen and Democrats should try to block Gorsuch. That senator is Democrat Jeff Merkley of Oregon, joins us now."
MERKLEY: "Hello."
CUOMO: "Senator, pleasure to have you."
MERKLEY: "Good morning."
CUOMO: "Stolen? Make the case."
MERKLEY: "Yeah. Absolutely. It's the first time in our history that a senate majority has refused to act on a nominee from the president for the Supreme Court." 

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