Senator Collins’ Statement on Supreme Court Nominee Judge Kavanaugh

Washington, D.C.—U.S. Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) made the following statement on Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to the Supreme Court:

“Judge Kavanaugh has impressive credentials and extensive experience, having served more than a decade on the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals.

“I will conduct a careful, thorough vetting of the President’s nominee to the Supreme Court, as I have done with the five previous Supreme Court Justices whom I have considered.  I look forward to Judge Kavanaugh’s public hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee and to questioning him in a meeting in my office.”