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On the recordSeptember 22, 2020
over the course of her extraordinary life, Justice Ginsburg did as much to advance the cause of justice as she could manage. She was a trailblazer of women from all ages, from all walks of life, who watched her tear down the barriers that separated men from women, first from outside the corridors of power, then within them. As I said this morning, it is only fitting that she will be the first woman to ever lie in state at the Nation's Capitol. After all, she made a life's work out of going where women had not gone before. I rise now to offer a resolution that will honor her long and illustrious career. Republicans came to us with this resolution, but it ignored Justice Ginsburg's dying wish, what she called her most fervent wish, that she not be replaced until the new President is installed. We simply have added to the exact same text of the resolution the Republicans gave us.…
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Chuck Schumer
Democratic · New York
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Sep 22, 2020

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