STATEMENT: Fleischmann on Retirement of Justice Kennedy

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressman Chuck Fleischmann (TN-03) issued the following statement in response to Justice Anthony Kennedy's retirement announcement:

"The Supreme Court protects our rights and ensures we are a nation based on the rule of law. I thank Justice Kennedy for his distinguished service to our nation, and I await the President's nomination of a conservative justice who will continue to uphold the Constitution as our Founding Fathers intended."