FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) U.S. Sen. Joe Donnelly of Indiana crossed party lines this week to endorse Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch.

The move has been criticized by Senate Democrats as a separation from the party. A political cartoon that ran in the Indianapolis Star showed an image of Donnelly rowing away from Democrats on a boat as they called for him, “We must stick together, right Joe? … Joe?”

In an interview with NewsChannel 15 on Wednesday, Donnelly said he works only for Hoosiers.

“He’s always acted in a bipartisan manner in every way possible,” said Mindy Rogers, Chairwoman of the Allen County Democratic Party. “He chose process over politics which is something Republicans did not afford to Judge garland.”

Senate Democrats are planning to filibuster the appointment of Gorsuchas retaliation for blocking President Obama’s nominee, Merrick Garland, last year.

Donnelly also discussed recent legislation to create a Gulf War Memorial and a day to remember veterans of the Vietnam war, as well as his reaction to Steve Bannon’s removal from the National Security Counsel and the state of the healthcare overhaul plan.

Watch WANE-TV’s full interview with Donnelly above.