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Congressional Record—Senate S5751 September 22, 2020 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S5751 that our rights are a gift from God and that the cloture motion on the Sam- burg, who died Friday night. She died that these rights are not a product of uels nomination be withdrawn and the on the eve of the Jewish new year, government action or they are not sub- Senate vote on confirmation of the Rosh Hashanah. She was the first Jew- ject to the whims of a mob. Samuels nomination following the clo- ish woman on the U.S. Supreme Court. They were also forward thinking. ture vote on the Young nomination. Rabbis tell us a very interesting They gave us everything we need to The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there thing about individuals who die right improve upon their work. objection? before the new year. They say and they I think it is important to remember Without objection, it is so ordered. suggest that these are very righteous we have done just that. Over the course f people who die at the very end of the of more than two centuries, we have year because they were needed until built a nation that is freer, more equal, MEASURE READ THE FIRST the very end. Under Jewish tradition, and, yes, striving every day to be that TIME—S. 4653 those who die on the new year holiday ‘‘more perfect Union,’’ not because out- Mr. HAWLEY. Madam President, I are considered tzadik, a title given to side forces compel us to do so but be- understand there is a bill at the desk, the righteous and saintly. Certainly cause we, as Americans, chose to make and I ask for its first reading. Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was enti- it that way. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The tled to this honor, being righteous and When I see that a friend or a neigh- clerk will read the bill by title for the saintly. borhood has forgotten this, I like to re- first time. At her confirmation hearing, Justice mind them that two of the most emo- The legislative clerk read as follows: Ginsburg talked about her immigrant tional and powerful words in the A bill (S. 4653) to protect the healthcare of experience. You see, her father was a English language are ‘‘remember’’ and hundreds of millions of people of the United Jewish immigrant, and her mother was ‘‘imagine.’’ States and prevent efforts of the Department barely a second-generation American. I tell them: Stop for just a moment. of Justice to advocate courts to strike down So she talked about American values, Close your eyes and remember what the Patient Protection and Affordable Care and then she said: ‘‘What has become of you really love about this country. Re- Act. me could only happen in America.’’ member the special moments. Remem- Mr. HAWLEY. Madam President, I Then she spent her entire career pro- ber what your parents and your grand- now ask for a second reading, and in tecting those values that make Amer- parents have told you about love of order to place the bill on the calendar ica the great Nation it is and the rea- country. Remember the sacrifices they under the provisions of rule XIV, I ob- son why people come here in order to have made. And, now, just imagine: ject to my own request. reach their full potential. It guided her What would your children and The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objec- well in her public service. grandkids accomplish? What would tion having been heard, the bill will be Justice Ginsburg was both an inspi- they accomplish if they, too, are al- read for the second time on the next ration and a trailblazer in every sense lowed to grow up in a place where lib- legislative day. of the word. After breaking through erty and justice is for all, where they f the countless barriers thrown in her are allowed to dream these big dreams path, she redefined what is meant to be and then dream up a way to make ORDERS FOR WEDNESDAY, both a thoughtful jurist and a dedi- those dreams come true? These are SEPTEMBER 23, 2020 cated public servant. things that are valued above all else. Mr. HAWLEY. Madam President, I Let me just briefly go over some of Of course, as we look at our past and ask unanimous consent that when the her incredible accomplishments: first we remember, we look at the future, Senate completes its business today, it in her undergraduate class at Cornell and we know that in finding common adjourn until 10 a.m., Wednesday, Sep- University, first female member of the ground—when we find common tember 23; further, that following the Harvard Law Journal, graduating first ground—we see potential, and potential prayer and pledge, the morning hour be in her class at Columbia Law School, gives us hope. I like to say that hope is deemed expired, the Journal of pro- first female professor at Columbia Uni- staking a claim on an action, on a goal ceedings be approved to date, the time versity to earn tenure. that you are going to achieve. for the two leaders be reserved for their Justice Ginsburg directed the ACLU So it is my fervent hope that we will use later in the day, and morning busi- Women’s Rights Project and argued six continue to stand on our constitutional ness be closed; finally, that following landmark cases before the Supreme principles and that we will defend the leader remarks, the Senate proceed to Court, winning five of those cases. foundation of this Nation that has executive session to resume consider- These cases protected not only the given so many Americans the oppor- ation of the Hinderaker nomination rights of women but those of many tunity to make these big dreams come under the previous order. men who faced discrimination as well. true. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without As the National Women’s Law Center I yield the floor. objection, it is so ordered. wrote about Justice Ginsburg’s death, The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- they said: f ator from Missouri. [Her passing] is cause for us to pause and f ORDER FOR ADJOURNMENT honor the unparalleled mark she has left on ORDER OF PROCEDURE this country. From co-founding the ACLU’s Mr. HAWLEY. Madam President, if Women’s Rights Project, to bringing the Mr. HAWLEY. Madam President, I there is no further business to come be- first case striking down a law that discrimi- ask unanimous consent that notwith- fore the Senate, I ask unanimous con- nated against women, to building the case standing the provisions of rule XXII, sent that it stand adjourned under the that defined the standard for sex discrimina- the Senate vote on the motion to in- previous order, following the remarks tion cases, Ginsburg was a visionary who voke cloture on the Hinderaker nomi- of our Democratic colleagues. revolutionized the gender equality move- ment—and the law—long before becoming a nation at 11:45 a.m. tomorrow; further, The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Supreme Court Justice. that if cloture is invoked, the Senate For our country, Ginsburg’s ethos was vote on confirmation of the Hinderaker The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- greater than just the law. She was an icon nomination at 4 p.m. tomorrow; and ator from Maryland. and a living symbol of a north star, so we that following disposition of the nomi- f must unite and do for her what she did for nation, the Senate vote on the motion us—fight for what is right. to invoke cloture on the Young nomi- REMEMBERING JUSTICE RUTH As a litigator, Judge Ginsburg helped nation. I further ask that if cloture is BADER GINSBURG to shape the law, convincing the Su- invoked on the Young nomination, the Mr. CARDIN. Madam President, I preme Court that ‘‘equal protection of confirmation vote occur at a time to be rise to honor the life and legacy of the law’’ under the 14th Amendment determined by the majority leader in Ruth Bader Ginsburg. applied not only to racial discrimina- consultation with the Democratic lead- The Nation mourns the loss of Su- tion but to gender discrimination as er on Thursday, September 24; finally, preme Court Justice Ruth Bader Gins- well. 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She experienced gender dis- out preclearance when it has worked and is so many other issues. Women’s repro- crimination firsthand, and she did continuing to work to stop discriminatory ductive rights—clearly at risk. Roe v. something about it not only for herself changes is like throwing away your umbrella Wade—I understand it is established but for future generations.
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