Neil Gorsuch, Donald Trump’s U.S. Supreme Court nominee, faced Day 1 of his Senate confirmation hearing, with Democrats seeking to show he is pro-business, socially conservative and insufficiently independent of the president. After four hours of opening statements from committee members, Democrats also made clear they believed President Obama’s original nominee, Merrick Garland, is better qualified. Judiciary Committee ranking member Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) stated, “I am deeply disappointed that it is under these circumstances that we begin these hearings,” but noted that Democrats would give him a courtesy denied by Senate Republicans for Garland, a fair hearing. Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) remarked … Continue reading Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch faces confirmation hearing