WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) released the following statement tonight on President Trump’s nomination of Judge Neil Gorsuch to serve as an Associate Justice on the United States Supreme Court:

            “My approach to considering Judge Gorsuch’s nomination will be consistent with my approach to considering Merrick Garland’s nomination last year: I will listen to the views he expresses before the Senate Judiciary Committee and carefully evaluate his record to understand his judicial philosophy and temperament. At the end of this process, I will make an independent judgment based on whether or not I believe he will interpret the law in accordance with existing statutes and precedent, and most importantly, in accordance with the Constitution.”

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