the senate, i look forward with speaking with members from both sides of the aisle. to answering their questions and to hearing their concerns. i consider the united states senate the greatest deliberative body in the world and respect the important role the constitution affords it in the confirmation of our judges. i respect, too, the fact in our legal order it is for congress and not the courts to write new laws. bill: that from last night. no leaks, no leaks. not even peter doocy got the word. live on the hill now. peter, good morning to you. do we know how much judge gorsuch will interact with lawmakers today? how many he will meet with and for how long? his meetings with lawmakers who may be skeptical about his nomination will be later. today it s a meeting with the senate majority leader mitch mcconnell saying he is confident gorsuch will join the supreme court and reminding people to ignore a lot of the noise of people who are coming out and criticizing the gorsuch
shannon: we are awaiting the arrival of vice president mike pence and now the supreme court nominee neil gorsuch across the street from us meeting with mitch mcconnell if democrats end of filibustering his nomination senator mcconnell could come under pressure from the white house. it is there to invoke the so-called nuclear option to secure the confirmation. something that mcconnell has signaled he is reluctant to do. we ll see what comes out of that meeting and we ll know, soon. bill. bill: thank you, all the action is on the hill. senate judiciary committee getting ready to vote on the nomination of jeff sessions out of alabama to be the next attorney general. moving a final vote to the full senate. awaiting that.
into. the family goes into it as well. how tough do you think the road will be? always tough battles. highly coveted seats. the battle is shaping up different li. seven democrats who said they won t filibuster. you only need eight to get closer and a number of prominent liberals said although we might disagree with him on some of his decisions he is a very intelligent man, very fair and impartial and deserves to be on the court. shannon: he will be across the street on capitol hill to start meetings with senators and lawmakers. this morning. shannon: do you think he will win some people over? once they meet him maybe they ll melt a little bit? i don t see how any reasonable person could sit in a meeting with him and walk out sag i might not always agree with him but the kind of man you would want as a judge and if you had a case.
bill: here is what we know. that senate finance committee moments ago by way of voice vote with no democrats in the room have approved the nomination of steve mnuchin to be the next treasury secretary and tom price for health and human services. that will have a lot to do with obamacare. the committee changed the rules because democrats for a second day tried to boycott that meeting. republicans then changed the rules that required that had required democrats to be present for the vote. 14-0 the nominations have been approved and should go to a full senate maybe later today. stand by on all that. it s happening now on the hill 10:00 east coast time. shannon: president trump is sending his choice for the supreme court to capitol hill.
shannon: very interesting to talk with you throughout this process and we ll see how quickly we are or aren t doing this again. thank you so much. good to see you. shannon: bill. bill: as we wait on that we ll see the supreme court nominee heading to capitol hill this morning and be with mike pence with meetings with mitch mcconnell. that meeting getting underway as the senate gets ready for a vote on a nominee to be america s top diplomat. will rex tillerson get his vote today or will democrats delay yet again? with the help of the lowest taxes in decades, a talented workforce, and world-class innovations. like in plattsburgh, where the most advanced transportation is already en route. and in corning, where the future is materializing. let us help grow your company s tomorrow - today at esd.ny.gov