--- title: Neil Gorsuch Senate Vote on Cloture: Watch Online description: The nomination of Neil Gorsuch is being opposed by at least 44 Democrats, making it likelier that the GOP will change Senate rules canonical: https://time.com/4728662/neil-gorsuch-senate-cloture/ author: Zamira Rahim article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-04-06T14:36:24.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-23T04:15:41.414Z article:section: Politics og:title: Watch Live: Crucial Senate Vote On Neil Gorsuch's Supreme Court Nomination og:description: The Senate is set for a crucial vote on Neil Gorsuch's Supreme Court nomination og:url: https://time.com/4728662/neil-gorsuch-senate-cloture/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt38ab85f01737223d/6988c1a586f68ec5a86e4236/senate-supreme-court_wong.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 4108 og:image:height: 2311 og:image:alt: Neil-Gorsuch-seante-hearing og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Watch Live: Crucial Senate Vote On Neil Gorsuch's Supreme Court Nomination twitter:description: The Senate is set for a crucial vote on Neil Gorsuch's Supreme Court nomination twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt38ab85f01737223d/6988c1a586f68ec5a86e4236/senate-supreme-court_wong.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Watch Live: Crucial Senate Vote On Neil Gorsuch's Supreme Court Nomination > Sponsored content. 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Susan Walsh—AP by [Zamira Rahim](https://time.com/author/zamira-rahim/) ## Zamira Rahim Apr 6, 2017 2:36 PM UTC The Senate is set to vote Thursday on invoking cloture, the process for ending debate, for the [Supreme Court nomination](http://time.com/4725387/neil-gorsuch-confirmation-filibuster-nuclear-option/) of [Neil Gorsuch](http://time.com/4653790/donald-trump-neil-gorsuch-supreme-court/). In total, 44 Democrats are expected to oppose the nomination, meaning that the GOP lack the 60 votes needed to prevent a filibuster, leaving them more likely to trigger the[ “nuclear option,”](http://time.com/4725387/neil-gorsuch-confirmation-filibuster-nuclear-option/) the Associated Press reports. The option refers to the GOP changing Senate rules to be able to successfully invoke cloture with just 52 votes, instead of 60\. Such a move would be remarkable, especially for the confirmation of a Supreme Court nominee, but has been repeatedly threatened by Senator Mitch McConnell, the chamber’s majority leader. The vote is scheduled for 11 a.m. ET and is expected to last two hours. 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