session. our team is in constant contact with our counterpart on the hill keeping an open dialogue on all aspects of the president s agenda. last week alone, more than 40 different senator and congress members visited the white house. on the supreme court front, so far, judge neil gorsuch has met with 58 senators, 36 republicans in 22 democrats, and he has more meetings on the books for next week when the senate returns to session. we have been especially encouraged by the reception he has received from several senior democrats including senators feinstein, castor, durbin angela brann. also on the confirmation front, multiple unions came out today for alex acosta, the president s nominee for labor secretary. both the labor international union of america and the international union of operating engineers praised his distinguished career and pledged their support for his nomination. the legislative affairs team is using the congressional work period to coordinate with key coalitions in c