NEW: Senate Judiciary Cmte. Chairman Graham says confirmation hearing for Judge Amy Coney Barrett, President Trump's nominee to the U.S. Supreme Court, is scheduled to start October 12.
, the aggressive timeline was made official by Senate Judiciary Chairman Lindsey Graham, who said on Fox News that confirmation hearings will start on Oct. 12, less than one month before the Nov. 3 election.
Per committee rules, the nomination can be held by Democrats for one week because it is the first time the nomination is on the agenda, said Graham, who hopes to have the nominee out of committee by Oct. 26 and then it's up to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky, to set the floor schedule. “I refuse to treat this process as legitimate and will not meet with Judge Barrett,” Blumenthal said in a statement.
The average is now 69 days from nomination to confirmation, up from an average of 52 days between 1950 and 2000 and an average of 14 days from 1900 to 1950.
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