Democratic National Committee (DNC) Chairman Tom Perez said Democratic opposition to President Trump's Supreme Court pick Neil Gorsuch calls for the president to choose a new nominee.

Senate Democrats clinched enough support Monday to block Gorsuch’s nomination to America’s highest court, setting the scene for Republicans to exercise the "nuclear option" and bypass a filibuster.

“It’s plain and simple: Gorsuch has not earned the votes in the Senate to join the Supreme Court,” Perez said in a statement Monday afternoon.

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“Republicans can’t fix Gorsuch by changing the rules,” added Perez, former President Barack Obama Barack Hussein ObamaBiden to hold call with Senate Democrats on Thursday: report Romney undecided on authorizing subpoenas for GOP Obama-era probes Billboards in four states and DC demand ICE 'free the families' MORE’s Labor secretary. "They need to change the nominee.”

Perez additionally said Gorsuch’s past rulings show a "long record of cruel rulings that favor powerful and corporate interests over individuals."

“Neil Gorsuch ruled against a truck driver who was fired for choosing to save his own life rather than freeze to death, and against an autistic child simply seeking a better education,” he said.

The Senate Judiciary Committee on Monday advanced Gorsuch’s nomination along party lines, setting up a bitter floor fight.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell Addison (Mitch) Mitchell McConnellGOP ramps up attacks on Democrats over talk of nixing filibuster MLB owner: It's 'very necessary' to vote for Trump Delta: Early departures saved flight attendants' jobs MORE (R-Ky.) is expected to schedule a Thursday vote to end a Democratic filibuster of Gorsuch, a move called cloture that requires 60 votes.

But Democrats gained the 41 votes needed to block cloture Monday after Sens. Dianne Feinstein Dianne Emiel FeinsteinDemocrats back away from quick reversal of Trump tax cuts Congress must save the Postal Service from collapse — our economy depends on it Emboldened Democrats haggle over 2021 agenda MORE (Calif.), Mark Warner Mark Robert WarnerOvernight Defense: Trump hosts Israel, UAE, Bahrain for historic signing l Air Force reveals it secretly built and flew new fighter jet l Coronavirus creates delay in Pentagon research for alternative to 'forever chemicals' House approves bill to secure internet-connected federal devices against cyber threats Senate panel seeks documents in probe of DHS whistleblower complaint MORE (Va.), Patrick Leahy Patrick Joseph LeahyBattle over timing complicates Democratic shutdown strategy Hillicon Valley: Russia 'amplifying' concerns around mail-in voting to undermine election | Facebook and Twitter take steps to limit Trump remarks on voting | Facebook to block political ads ahead of election Top Democrats press Trump to sanction Russian individuals over 2020 election interference efforts MORE (Vt.) and Christopher Coons Christopher (Chris) Andrew CoonsConservative activist Lauren Witzke wins GOP Senate primary in Delaware Coons beats back progressive Senate primary challenger in Delaware Democrats back away from quick reversal of Trump tax cuts MORE (Del.) voiced their opposition.

Senate Republicans are now poised to invoke a rarely used procedural tactic known as the nuclear option to change the filibuster rules for Supreme Court nominees, getting around Democrats' opposition to confirm Gorsuch with a simple majority.

Democrats have criticized Gorsuch for an opinion siding with an employer who fired a trucker who disobeyed an order to stay with a disabled vehicle for hours in subzero weather.

Gorsuch has also been criticized by Democrats for his narrow view of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, a ruling which the Supreme Court effectively nullified last month.

Republicans have countered that Gorsuch has been rated well-qualified by the American Bar Association and that 97 percent of his decisions were decided unanimously.

Democrats are still fuming over Senate Republicans' refusal to hold a vote on Obama's nominee to succeed the late Justice Antonin Scalia, Merrick Garland. The Supreme Court has been left with only eight justices for more than a year.