UPDATE: Nebraska Senators give statements on Supreme Court nomination

U.S. Senators and Representatives for Nebraska released statements with their thoughts on President Trump’s nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh for the Supreme Court.

Only Senator Fischer and Senator Sasse will vote on the confirmation of Kavanaugh. 

Sen. Deb Fischer’s statement: “It was a privilege to be at the White House this evening when President Trump announced his nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court. As the Senate begins the confirmation process, I will be thoroughly reviewing Judge Kavanaugh’s record and I look forward to visiting with him in person.”

Sen. Ben Sasse’s statement: "Brett Kavanaugh is a serious jurist known for careful deliberation. This doesn’t matter to many on the left. Sadly, the #Resistance is going to try to bork him by portraying him as a cross between Lex Luthor and Darth Vader. This isn’t the apocalypse – this is an opportunity to thoroughly review Kavanaugh’s record, debate this seriously, and celebrate our system of checks, balances, and limited government."

Rep. Don Bacon’s statement: "Judge Kavanaugh’s credentials are impeccable and he has a proven track record of applying the law as written,  as well as enforcing the text, structure, and original understanding of the Constitution, and as amended. His opinions have been endorsed by the Supreme Court more than a dozen times, including some of his dissents. While I do not have a vote in the confirmation process, I would like to offer my congratulations on the President’s pick as Judge Kavanaugh is the type of jurist he promised to appoint. I look forward to hearing more about our next Supreme Court Justice."

Brett Kavanaugh, President Donald Trump’s nominee to replace Justice Anthony Kennedy on the Supreme Court, is a longtime judge on the federal appeals court often referred to as the second-highest court in the land.

Kavanaugh has served on the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals since 2006, when George W. Bush nominated him to the post. At 53, Kavanaugh, if confirmed, could reasonably expect to serve on the Supreme Court well into the middle of the century — no doubt an attractive prospect to President Trump, who intentionally targeted young candidates for the posting, sources told ABC News.

A native of Washington, D.C., Kavanaugh attended Yale for both his undergraduate and law degrees, graduating law school cum laude in 1990. Kavanaugh then clerked for appellate judges Walter Stapleton and Alex Kozinski before clerking for Justice Kennedy – whose seat Kavanaugh would take if confirmed.

In the mid-1990s, Kavanaugh joined Kenneth Starr’s independent counsel team investigating President Bill Clinton and ultimately helped write the Starr Report to Congress. The report outlined in broad detail grounds on which to impeach President Clinton for his role in the Monica Lewinsky scandal. A decade later, Kavanaugh penned a law review article expressing second thoughts about whether presidents should be subjected to the burdens of prosecution and investigation. Kavanaugh’s evolved view on the subject could have implications for President Trump.

After a stint in private practice, Kavanaugh then joined the George W. Bush White House as an associate counsel and then as an assistant to the president.

In 2006 – after a grueling three-year confirmation process – Kavanaugh was confirmed to the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals.