U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) said she hopes to meet with Judge Neil Gorsuch following his nomination to the United States Supreme Court.

Cantwell released the following statement on President Trump’s announcement of Gorsuch’s nomination late Tuesday:

“The American people deserve a Supreme Court justice who will ensure full protection of all their rights, especially the right to privacy. There is too much at stake – from women’s choice and immigration reform to LGBTQ rights and marriage equality to voting rights and campaign finance reform. I have concerns about Judge Gorsuch’s record on a number of important issues. We need a justice who will help move our country forward, not backwards, as part of a court that recognizes settled law.

“I take my responsibility to provide advice and consent very seriously. I will review Judge Gorsuch’s record thoroughly, follow his nomination hearings closely, and I plan to meet with him to ask my own questions. I will be weighing these considerations along with the comments of my constituents as I consider this nomination.”