Amy Klobuchar: “I thank my colleague from New Hampshire for her beautiful words. I rise today to join my colleagues in celebrating the…”

“I thank my colleague from New Hampshire for her beautiful words. I rise today to join my colleagues in celebrating the life and legacy of a hero, an icon, and a woman way ahead of her time, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. She was a trailblazer who exceeded all expectations and, through her example, helped young people, young women across this country believe that anything and everything is possible, and it is my hope that this Chamber can follow in her footsteps and exceed expectations when it comes to this precious democracy that we are supposed to hold and that we are supposed to take care of. A few years back, my daughter Abigail and I got to see Justice Ginsburg--and I had met her a few times--but we were at an event, and we had our photo taken with her. Now, as you know, Abigail was in her early twenties, and Justice Ginsburg had become a cult figure at that point in her eighties-- something we all aspire to--to the point where she had her own hashtag. So we had our photo taken, the three of us. Afterward my daughter came up, and she said: Mom, I got a photo of the ``Notorious RBG.'' I am going to put it on my Facebook page. But, Mom, I hope you don't mind; I am cutting you out. I just want one with RBG up there. Justice Ginsburg literally made justice cool for a lot of young people out there, and that legacy--that legacy, with all the people, the outpouring of love and support you see at the courthouse-- continues.…”