PBS NewsHour

Gorsuch promises to be independent from politics

Clip: 03/20/2017 | 4m 53s

On day one of Judge Neil Gorsuch's confirmation hearing, senators outlined partisan attacks for the week to come. While Republicans spent most of the hearing praising Gorsuch's legal resume, Democrats knocked his constitutional philosophy as too rigid. Judy Woodruff reports.

Aired: 03/20/17

Rating: NR

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