Donnelly and YoungU.S. Senator Joe Donnelly released the following statement Wednesday after Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy announced his plan to retire.

Donnelly said, “I wish Justice Kennedy and his family well in his retirement. Part of my job as a United States Senator is to carefully consider the president’s judicial nominees, including for the Supreme Court, and I will thoroughly review the record and qualifications of any nominee presented to the Senate.”

U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) Wednesday issued the following statement regarding Justice Anthony Kennedy’s retirement:

“We thank Justice Anthony Kennedy and his family for his countless years of distinguished service. I join my fellow Americans in wishing him all the best in the future. I look forward to voting to confirm a faithful constitutionalist onto the court.”