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On the recordOctober 25, 2020
Madam President, a little over a month ago I came to the floor to honor the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a trailblazer, an icon, and a friend. I shared what she meant as a personal hero for me and as a role model to millions of other women. I discussed her groundbreaking work and how much of what she fought for is now on the line. I talked about the message Ruth left before she died, stating her ``most fervent wish'' that her replacement not be named ``until a new President is installed.'' It has been 37 days since Ruth died. I miss her. America misses her. It has also been 37 days since Mitch McConnell declared he would disregard Ruth's ``most fervent'' wish and move ahead with a corrupt and illegitimate process to fill her seat on the Supreme Court. Just 8 days--8 days--before the election, when tens of millions of Americans have already cast their ballots and just 15 days before the Supreme Court will hear a case that could overturn the Affordable Care Act, Donald Trump, Mitch McConnell, and their Republican buddies are shoving aside the wishes of the American people in order to steal the Supreme Court seat. Mitch McConnell and the Senate Republicans violated the long- established rules of the Judiciary Committee to rush their nominee through, giving each other a wink and a nod before they turned a blind eye to their own rulebreaking.…
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Elizabeth Warren
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