South Dakota senators have approved a resolution praising Republican U.S. Sens. John Thune and Mike Rounds for voting to confirm Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh.

The chamber voted 22-13 Wednesday for the resolution, which also wishes Kavanaugh a "long and satisfying tenure on the highest court" in the nation.

Republican Sen. Jim Bolin, the sponsor, says Kavanaugh is "eminently qualified" to serve on the court.

Kavanaugh was sworn in after an acrimonious confirmation process that involved a professor testifying that Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her decades ago when both were teenagers. Kavanaugh denied the claim.

Resolutions express the state Legislature's opinions.

Republican Sen. Deb Soholt opposed the measure because of the "underlying premise" of how the hearings went, saying that both Kavanaugh and professor Christine Blasey Ford became politicized and victimized through the process.

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