Democrat Senator Jon Tester will vote against Supreme Court nominee Gorsuch

[April 03, 2017]    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic U.S. Senator Jon Tester said on Sunday that he would vote against Judge Neil Gorsuch, President Donald Trump's nominee to fill a vacancy on the U.S. Supreme Court.

Senator Jon Tester (D-MT) speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., February 1, 2017. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts

The Montana lawmaker said in a statement that Gorsuch was "a smart man," but added: "That doesn't make him right for a lifetime appointment to the U.S. Supreme Court."

(Reporting by Mike Stone; Editing by Peter Cooney)

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