On the recordApril 7, 2017
I thank the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee for the work he carried out over the past several months as this nomination proceeded. Mostly, I want to congratulate Judge Neil Gorsuch on his confirmation to the U.S. Supreme Court. While people in this Chamber voted yea or nay--some voted yes and some voted no--we all recognize the heavy obligation that now falls on the shoulders of Judge Gorsuch as a Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. We will lean on Judge Gorsuch to make sure our Constitution is enforced. The American people will lean on Judge Gorsuch to make sure justice is dispensed impartially, with equality--that justice is indeed blind. To Judge Gorsuch and his family, congratulations. To the people of this Chamber who worked so hard over the past several weeks and months to assure this moment happened, thank you. To the great State of Colorado, it is an honor to have a fourth- generation Coloradan--a man of the West, with grit and determination-- join the Nation's High Court. I yield the floor. I suggest the absence of a quorum. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll. The senior assistant legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.
