If there aren`t 60 votes, Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell could use the "nuclear option," changing Senate rules so only 51 votes would be necessary to confirm the nominee.
"Play FacebookTwitterEmbed Schumer: `It Looks Like Gorsuch Will Not Reach 60 Votes` 2:07 autoplay autoplay Copy this code to your website or blogAny senator could object or keep talking to delay a vote ? a filibuster.
If the 60 votes aren`t there, Schumer argued during an appearance on "Meet The Press," President Trump should gather with Senate Democrats and Republicans to "try to get a mainstream nominee.
So to overcome a filibuster, the Senate needs to scrap together 60 votes for cloture, which allows the Senate to schedule a vote on the nominee.
WASHINGTON ? As the Senate gears up to consider President Trump`s Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch, Democratic Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer predicted Sunday that "it looks like Gorsuch will not reach the 60-vote margin" needed to overcome a filibuster.
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