Sen. Lindsey Graham Lindsey Olin GrahamSenate GOP aims to confirm Trump court pick by Oct. 29: report The Hill's Campaign Report: GOP set to ask SCOTUS to limit mail-in voting Senate GOP sees early Supreme Court vote as political booster shot MORE (R-S.C.), a Republican member of the Senate Judiciary Committee that will vet the next Supreme Court justice, on Wednesday said his committee would "go to work" on confirming President Trump Donald John TrumpBiden on Trump's refusal to commit to peaceful transfer of power: 'What country are we in?' Romney: 'Unthinkable and unacceptable' to not commit to peaceful transition of power Two Louisville police officers shot amid Breonna Taylor grand jury protests MORE's nominee as soon as he announces one.

The South Carolina Republican dismissed calls from Democrats to delay a vote on the next nominee until after the fall elections and said he likes the list of possible nominees released by the White House.

“The president has a lot of good names. The ones I’m familiar with I’m very pleased with,” Graham told Hill.TV during a break on Capitol Hill. “We’ll see what the president does. But as soon as we get a name we’ll go to work to get the person confirmed.”

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Graham’s praise is significant since he hasn’t always agreed with Trump.

He also hailed Anthony Kennedy for his impact on the high court over the past three decades.

“I think he had a distinguished career and will be one of the most consequential justices of the modern era of the Supreme Court,” Graham said.