[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 164 (Tuesday, September 22, 2020)]
[House]
[Pages H4712-H4713]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




           HONORING SUPREME COURT JUSTICE RUTH BADER GINSBURG

  (Ms. KAPTUR asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Ms. KAPTUR. Madam Speaker, I rise today in reflection following the 
tragic loss of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
  Justice Ginsburg not only has woven her legacy into the fabric of 
American law, but blossomed into a progressive cultural icon as a 
result of her dogged defense of women's rights and gender equality.
  Her personality and words of deliberate intention seamlessly filled 
our courts with promise and purpose and our hearts with gratitude.
  To say that her time as an attorney and Justice was revolutionary is 
an understatement. Her impact, her memory, her stature will never be 
forgotten and will be forever honored.
  As early as the 1970s, Justice Ginsburg dedicated her career to the 
advancement of women's equality. Acting as an unprecedented firebrand 
for accessible, lawful, and equitable government, she became not only a 
woman I admire so fervently, but a woman that has become an 
installation of American regality.
  When asked how she might wish to be remembered, she answered: ``Just 
as someone who did whatever she could, with whatever limited talent she 
had, to move society along in the direction I would like it to be for 
my children and grandchildren.''
  I believe she rests knowing she accomplished just that.
  Thank you, Justice Ginsburg. What shooting stars your precious life 
has yielded, giving guidance to human progress here at home and abroad.
  A grateful nation says, thank you.

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