WASHINGTON, D.C.--U.S. Senator Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) issued the following statement regarding the Senate's bipartisan vote to confirm Judge Neil Gorsuch as the 113th justice of the U.S. Supreme Court:
"I was proud to join a bipartisan majority of my colleagues in confirming Judge Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court of the United States today. His record indicates that he has the character, intellect, and experience to make an excellent addition to the U.S. Supreme Court.
"Crucially, Judge Gorsuch understands the proper role of a judge is to apply the law, including the U.S. Constitution, as written. He believes that laws mean what they say, not whatever a judge feels they should mean, and that changes to the law are to be made by the American people, acting through the democratic process, not by unelected, unaccountable judges substituting their personal preferences for the judgment of the American people.
"Judge Gorsuch's record also shows that he will treat everyone equally, regardless of race, sex, religion, sexual orientation, political views, influence, or wealth. He will not tilt the scales to ensure a politically-favored or sympathetic party wins.
"I believe that like Justice Scalia, Judge Gorsuch will be a principled justice, will be a dedicated originalist, and will neutrally apply the law, even when doing so leads to a policy outcome he personally opposes."
ICYMI: Read Senator Toomey's op-ed in the Philadelphia Inquirer: http://www.philly.com/philly/opinion/20170407_Toomey__Why_I_m_voting_to_confirm_Gorsuch.html
