‘Let’s get it done’: Hawley says new justice should be in place by Election Day
Missouri Republican Sen. Josh Hawley said Monday said there is enough time to vet and confirm a new Supreme Court justice before Election Day if President Trump produces a nominee this week.
“I do think there’s enough time to get this done before the election,” Hawley said on Fox & Friends. “I think we need to proceed with that goal in mind. Let’s not wait. Let’s not dither. Let’s not sit on our hands. We were elected here with a job to do, and let’s get it done.”
Hawley, a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, placed the timetable at “less than three” weeks once Trump submits a nominee while hoping it could be done as soon as one.
“It would be up to the chairman, Lindsey Graham, to put a schedule together. I’ll just tell you, I think it should come as quickly as possible. We need to move forward here,” he said.
Hawley, a possible presidential candidate in 2024, has said he will vote only for a nominee who has “explicitly acknowledged that Roe v. Wade was wrongly decided.”
