WASHINGTON  — President Donald Trump chose Brett Kavanaugh, a solidly conservative, politically connected judge, for the Supreme Court. Most members of the Missouri and Kansas congressional delegations expressed support for the choice.

 

My statement on @POTUS‘s #SCOTUSPick, Judge Brett Kavanaugh ⬇ pic.twitter.com/Ntujw3h2ZT

— Senator Roy Blunt (@RoyBlunt) July 10, 2018

 

Congrats to Judge Kavanaugh on his nomination to the #SCOTUS. I take my responsibility of ‘advice and consent’ very seriously & look forward to the @senjudiciary‘s thorough vetting of his record. I look forward to mtg Judge Kavanaugh & hope for a fair confirmation process.

— Pat Roberts (@SenPatRoberts) July 10, 2018

On #SCOTUS: pic.twitter.com/JI240tfvk8

— Senator Jerry Moran (@JerryMoran) July 10, 2018

My statement on @POTUS ‘s nominee to the Supreme Court, Judge Brett Kavanaugh: https://t.co/1jLyElVxuc pic.twitter.com/X2hVYJyynL

— Rep. Sam Graves (@RepSamGraves) July 10, 2018

Missouri Senator Claire McCaskill, Kansas Representatives Lynn Jenkins and Kevin Yoder have not released statements on Kavanaugh.