Pelosi Statement on Nomination of Judge Neil Gorsuch to Supreme Court

"The most important test before the President's nominee to the Supreme Court is whether they will honor the Constitution of the United States.  If confirmed, President Trump's choice will have a deep and indelible impact on the quality of justice in our country and the rights of the American people.

"After the relentless contempt for women that candidate Trump displayed throughout his campaign, it is no surprise that President Trump intends to place someone hostile to women's rights on the Supreme Court.  In the Hobby Lobby case, Judge Neil Gorsuch revealed his eagerness to single out women's health for discrimination and enable employers to meddle in their workers' most intimate health decisions.

"Judge Gorsuch's record reveals he holds radical views far outside the mainstream of American legal thought.  The consequences of placing President Trump's justice on the Supreme Court could not be more serious or far-reaching.  House Democrats stand with the American people in demanding the toughest scrutiny of Judge Gorsuch before the Republican Senate holds any vote to send him to the highest court in the land."