On the recordSeptember 23, 2020
Madam President, I rise today to honor the life of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and to express my grave concerns at rushing to fill this Supreme Court vacancy rather than focus on the pandemic and its health and economic devastation. The passing of Justice Ginsburg is a monumental loss for our country, but she will leave an indelible mark as a historic and brilliant jurist, civil rights trailblazer, and personal hero to countless people. We can all take inspiration from her stalwart and lifelong crusade for equality, shaped by her own struggles facing gender discrimination as a young lawyer, despite her outstanding education and obvious talent. =========================== NOTE =========================== On page S5825, September 23, 2020, third column, the following appears: We can all take inspiration from her stalwart and lifelong crusade for equality, shaped by her own struggles facing gender discrimination as a young lawyer, despite her outstanding education. The online Record has been corrected to read: We can all take inspiration from her stalwart and lifelong crusade for equality, shaped by her own struggles facinggender discrimination as a young lawyer, despite her outstanding education and obvious talent. ========================= END NOTE ========================= Notably, one of her first and most important rulings as a Supreme Court Justice was when she wrote the majority opinion that struck down the male- only admissions policy at the Virginia Military Institute.…





