On the recordSeptember 22, 2020
tomorrow the recently departed Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg will lie in repose at the Supreme Court, and on Friday Ruth Bader Ginsburg will lie in state here in the Capitol, the first time in our Nation's long history that a woman has ever received the honor. I can think of no more fitting tribute for a woman who made a life's work of going where women had never gone before. Even with the benefit of a few days, the loss of Justice Ginsburg is devastating. You need only walk by the Supreme Court today, where flowers, candles, chalk- written notes, and spontaneous demonstrations have clogged the sidewalks for 4 days straight, to know her impact on this country. We will honor her this week, and, by all rights, we should honor her dying wish, imparted to her granddaughter, that she ``not be replaced until the next President is installed.'' All the words and encomia for Justice Ginsburg from the other side ring hollow if they will not honor her last dying wish. Yesterday, the Republican side--so often, President Trump--seemed to make it worse. President Trump mocked Justice Ginsburg's dying wish by insinuating that her granddaughter was a liar, once again confirming every terrible thing we know about our President.…





