On the recordOctober 21, 2020
Mr. President, I rise today in support of the nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to be an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. Before I begin, I would be remiss if I didn't acknowledge the reason for this vacancy. Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg dedicated almost three decades of her life to serving on the highest Court, and she will always be remembered as a talented attorney and jurist. We appreciate Justice Ginsburg and her service to our Nation. Soon the Senate will consider the nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to serve as Associate Justice on the Supreme Court. Judge Barrett has an outstanding record of accomplishment, as well as a strong record of upholding the law rather than legislating from the bench. Judge Barrett graduated summa cum laude, first in her class, from Notre Dame Law School. She then clerked for Judge Silberman on the DC Circuit and Justice Scalia on the U.S. Supreme Court She currently serves as a circuit court judge for the Seventh Circuit. During her time on the Seventh Circuit, she has written 79 majority opinions. She has also published 18 law review articles. I wanted to take a moment to mention this list of accomplishments to highlight how remarkable she is as an attorney and as a jurist. I had the opportunity to sit down with Judge Barrett to discuss her judicial philosophy. She is an originalist and a textualist. Her traditional philosophy ensures her own personal beliefs and her views will not impact her role as a jurist.…





