Elizabeth Warren

FILE - In a Thursday, Jan. 12, 2017 file photo, Senate Armed Services Committee member Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass. questions Defense Secretary-designate James Mattis on Capitol Hill in Washington, during the committee's confirmation hearing for Mattis. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

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U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, continued to rail against President Donald Trump's Supreme Court pick Wednesday, contending that his nomination of Judge Neil Gorsuch "is a threat to our American values."

The Massachusetts Democrat, in a speech from the Senate floor, contended that although Gorsuch is "intelligent and accomplished,"his professional record has consistently favored the interests of corporations over workers and consumers.

Echoing concerns she raised following Trump's Tuesday evening Supreme Court nomination announcement, Warren stressed that the country needs justices "who will stand up to those with money, power and influence."

"Judge Gorsuch may occasionally write in vague terms about the importance of independent courts. But today, right now, that's simply not good enough," she said. "Now more than ever, America needs a Supreme Court that puts the law first - every single time. That means justices with a proven record of standing up for the rights of all Americans - civil rights, women's rights, LGBT rights, and all other protections guaranteed by our laws."

Warren, pointing to the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals judge's record, argued that Gorsuch has shown insensitivity to the struggles of working Americans and an eagerness to side with businesses.

Specifically, she argued, he has sided with employers who deny wages and improperly fire workers, ruled against workers in discrimination cases and sided with insurance companies against disabled workers.

"Let's not mince words - the nomination of Judge Gorsuch is a huge gift to the giant corporations and wealthy individuals who have stolen a Supreme Court seat in order to make sure the justice system works for them," she said, urging Senate colleagues to oppose his nomination.

Contending that the Senate "cannot stand down while the president of the United States hands our highest court over to the highest bidder," Warren stressed that she will not support the judge's nomination.

Despite concerns raised by Warren and other Democrats, Gorsuch said he was "honored and humbled" by Trump's nomination and is committed to ensuring impartiality, independence, collegiality and courage on the bench, if confirmed.

The judge whom President George W. Bush nominated to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit in 2006, clerked for U.S. Supreme Court Justices Anthony Kennedy and Byron White before spending a decade working in private practice.

He later served as the principal deputy to the associate attorney general and acting associate attorney general for the U.S. Department of Justice from 2005 to 2006.

Gorsuch received his law degree from Harvard Law School. He holds other degrees from Columbia University and Oxford University.

The judge, who reportedly beat out Third U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Thomas M. Hardiman for the nomination, must be confirmed by the U.S. Senate to take the seat left open following Justice Antonin Scalia's unexpected death at a Texas ranch in February 2016.

Efforts to fill the 79-year-old influential conservative's seat have sparked tension between Democrats and Republicans, with Senate leaders refusing to hold hearings on former President Barack Obama's 2016 pick of Merrick Garland, the chief judge for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.