'I refuse to participate': Three Democratic senators decline meeting with Amy Coney Barrett as Lindsey Graham says Judiciary Committee will approve her nomination to the Supreme Court on October 22
Democratic Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand, Mazie Hirono and Richard Blumenthal say they will refuse to meet with Amy Coney Barrett during her Senate confirmation
'I will not meet with Judge Amy Coney Barrett,' Gillibrand asserted in a tweet Sunday afternoon. 'This nomination process is illegitimate'
The senators claim Barrett was only chosen by Trump due to her opposition to the Affordable Care Act and Roe v. Wade
The comments from the three Democrats come as Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham set the schedule for the process
He said Sunday that the panel will vote to report Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee to the senate on October 22
'Then it will be up to [Senate Majority Leader Mitch] McConnell as to what to do with the nomination once it comes out of committee,' Graham told Fox News
The newly announced timeline indicates a vote could be taken on the Senate floor before the end of October, and just days before the November 3 election
Trump announced Saturday his Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett
By KATELYN CARALLE, U.S. POLITICAL REPORTER FOR DAILYMAIL.COM
PUBLISHED: 17:04 EDT, 27 September 2020 | UPDATED: 17:06 EDT, 27 September 2020
