Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley was at the White House last (Tuesday) night to watch President Trump reveal his choice for the vacancy on the U.S. Supreme Court. Grassley says nominee 49-year-old Neil Gorsuch has a reputation as a “fair and consistent” federal circuit court judge.
Gorsuch is a graduate of Harvard Law School and former President Obama was a classmate. Grassley is chairman of the Senate Committee that will hold a hearing on Gorsuch’s nomination.
Iowa’s other Senator, Republican Joni Ernst, issued a written statement last (Tuesday) night. Ernst says Gorch is “well-respected” and “eminently-qualified.” A coalition of progressive groups that go by the name “Why Courts Matter Iowa” say Gorsuch would be Wall Street’s “best friend” and a “threat” to women’s rights and L-G-B-T rights.
