senator mcconnell said judge gorsuch's testimony "reaffirmed what we already know - he's fair and impartial, he has an outstanding legal mind, and he's humble and well-respected." throughout the week senator mcconnell delivered remarks on the senate floor regarding his nomination, saying that since judge gorsuch was nominated by president trump, senate democrats have searched high and low for a reason to oppose him and that there is not one single principled reason to oppose him for the supreme court. 