Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan is making the rounds of Senate offices today, marking the unofficial start of the Senate's role in the confirmation process.

Kagan's first stop was with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., who said his goal was making the process "as smooth as possible." According to the White House, Kagan will also meet today with Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., Judiciary Chairman Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., Judiciary ranking member Jeff Sessions, R-Ala., Majority Whip Richard Durbin, D-Ill., and Sens. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, Herb Kohl, D-Wis., and Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif.

McConnell said this morning that because her job as solicitor general makes her part of President Obama's team, Kagan must address concerns that she would be a "rubber stamp" for the president.