Someone that you have gotten to know through her confirmation to the Circuit Court you will learn more about judge barrett as we go through the process to the Judiciary Committee hearings and also going to the floor for a confirmation vote. We are so pleased to have a woman who is so accomplished and widely applauded by her colleagues whether from the left or the right has someone who is disciplined and has a curious mind and a strong intellect with an appreciation for the constitution and an appreciation for the rule of law. That is something we are looking for in a jurist who will take the seat on the Supreme Court with that i go to senator fishe fisher. Every year in nebraska i host an event called bridging the gap. At this event we have women of all ages and backgrounds who are able to participate and learn from accomplished women. We usually have about three women on the panel we have had successful businessman people who are very active with charities and philanthropy and a life coach, politicians, coach, politicians, broadcasting women who are active as broadcasters the First Federal judge, the first woman in the state of nebraska on the panel. The purpose of this every year is to encourage women of all ages so that they can see success. So they can listen to stories from women have made it and hard choices on the way and raise families and care for aging parents imbalance for them to achieve their dreams. I think it is so remarkable we have such a woman before us now. Looking at judge barrett we see an accomplished woman. We see a brilliant jurist we see a nice person. We see someone who has been able to balance their family life with her husband and seven children and keep everybody on track. We see someone who had to make choices in her life in order to move forward in her chosen career. Someone who is a success, all of us especially women should celebrate that. We should be looking to serve as role models looking for women to serve as mentors very excited as we moved to the process to have a successful an accomplished woman and then confirm to the United StatesSupreme Court all of that all of us need to celebrate the fact as we learn more about her decisions and choices we will all make the decision if we will be voting to confirm her to the court. Im pleased to have her before us in before the nation. Im pleased here to talk about judge Amy Coney Barrett the president s nomination to the United StatesSupreme Court i have the pleasure to meet her in a few hours facetoface i look forward to asking her not just questions of judicial consideration but also relating to her as we all do to talk about how have you managed and what has your journey been in the choices you have had to make and that we consider the nomination i cant expand upon what everybody else will say most about the qualifications as a mother and her grandmother if i get all seven grandchildren in a room together i can only last about half an hour she was was seven children and doing it quite well. But that cannot be easy so i am forward to the rest of the nation to be rejoicing in the fact we have an accomplished woman to consider and a role model and has traveled a journey that not many of us get to do as an opportunity to inspire the next generation. Shes been asked to put her name forward and has accepted that and under tremendous scrutiny with her professional life and also asked to fill the shoes of Justice Ginsburg. And i think the judge barrett for all the rights of Justice Ginsburg software for women in this country that a judge barretts pathway and her journey has been something she has benefited from those decisions and the journey of Justice Ginsburg. And if you have a different philosophy to practice your family life or religion sometimes that isnt an acceptable way to be a woman. Now is the time to say there are all kinds of ways to be that judicial mind we are looking for and all the different ways to move through your life thank you very much. Will go to the nomination process and this is what a mom can do. I told my daughter that all the time can be a farmer or a rancher a mom can be a combat veteran, a mom can be a Financial Planner and can serve in the United States senate and certainly a mom can be a Supreme Court justice. Anybody that says different is absolutely wrong. I think Ruth Bader Ginsburg was an extraordinary woman. An extraordinary woman when i learned of her death i was speaking at an event. Is actually speaking in the first question i got was what would you do now that Ruth Bader Ginsburg has passed. It bothered me and troubled me horribly because she was truly so extraordinary and so many ways just a female serving on the Supreme Court and to break so many barriers that women of all ages have faced whether it was the fact she was a working mother going to serve on the Supreme Court. Im so thankful i have had those role models in my lifetime to said that example. I tried my darndest to be a good role model for my daughter who is now the United States military academy and will serve in our nations army. Thats exactly what i see emulated in judge Amy Coney Barrett. And then to be a wonderful judicial mind and then come back to the fact not only is she fair but a decent human being. And im so thankful no other young women will see weve had one extraordinary female in ruth get Bader Ginsburg to be followed by another truly extraordinary female in Amy Coney Barrett. Folks, this is what a mom can do and im so thankful for that. The next ms. Smith serving as the agricultural commissioner for the great state of mississippi. What a great mom can do. Thank you very much. Thank you for being here today listen to the message that we have. So honored to be standing beside the women that im standing beside. We are standing on the shoulders of so many women who came before us. My daughter was five weeks old and i qualified to run for my first elected position. But i knew how important it was for me to do everything i could do but i am so thrilled the judge barrett provides another set of shoulders for these people to stand on as well. I have total confidence she is an excellent constitutionalist to interpret the law and apply accordingly. Total confidence in her ability to do just that. She will be an amazing addition to the court. Thank you for being here this is so important i just pray for her and her family going through the process and it will be a tough process. But women are naturally stron strong, they are naturally competent went into positions to be in the position to draw from their inner self. Because she truly will be amazing and now senator mc sally a fighter pilot. Thank you. Its great to join my wing women here today our prayers continue to be with Justice Ginsburg and her family and their time of grief and as many have said she broke barriers the many friends who are in the law field and an example breaking through the maledominated field and a role model for so many and it is fitting we have judge barrett to be nominated to push for forward to break those barriers the fifth woman that confirmed and the first with schoolage children serving on the Supreme Court and that is something that should be celebrated across the country men and women regardless of political stripes we are in a place to celebrate of faith and grace employers and compassion this summer was seven kids and with special needs to do that in a way that sets the example for so many women and girls in the hypocrisy we see from the media on the left attacking her for being a mom or even asking how she will take care of the kids. Nobody asks the men that relate the feminist will line up to defend her so where are those voices . We know about the hypocrisy they just lock my story as i was breaking barriers to five fighter jets in combat and taking on the pentagon and then the first to command women and they all of love my life story until i became a republican. [laughter] so to celebrate the fact we have a brilliant woman that has risen to the top of her field who seems to balance at all with grace and dignity i look forward going through the process. President trump cannot have made a better nomination how to support her nomination and meeting with her later today she is a woman shattering barriers and glass ceilings is a political outsider i understand that i also know she will be attacked as the newest member i understand that firsthand but as an incredibly accomplish grateful woman as a wife into me so proud is a country that this moment doesnt tear us apart and brings us together around the constitution supporting the original meaning in her ability to bring us together around the freedoms we have under the constitution i look forward to meeting with her later today to support the nomination. Thank you. All of the running for reelection in november to the president S Performance help you in your reelection are specifically the women suburban voters . If we can keep it to Amy Coney Barrett and get with them separately i think that would be great we all have things we need to go to. Is that okay . I would like you to answer my question. Afterwards. Do you want to learn more about that are should be off limits. Let me tell you something about religious liberty. Many of us know if you are prolife and family and all religions and is that many times the left will say we dont want to hear your voice. We get it. The religion not not to be a disqualifier to serve on the federal bench. But her religion how she practices into be a qualifier we appreciate the freedom of religion going to the process we hear more about that about her life in her character and i will tell you this some would rather you be secular or an atheist in order to serve on the federal bench. But again your religious beliefs and to be a mom who takes her seven children to church every week are not to be a disqualifier. Thank you so much. I think the president had a Strong Performance but i also believe he needs to be clear about his stand against white supremacy. I have said that over and over again and i continue to clarify that. I think all women should be excited when we see an accomplished woman put forward and that is what this press conference is about. We have a nominee to the Supreme Court who is a woman and a role model and will continue to be a mentor for women in the future i just had a good friend of mine mentioning her and passing the First Federal judge in the state of nebraska and just passed away in a wonderful mentor to men and women and a strong judge on the District Court and admired by all in a mentor to many. That is what we should be looking at now and celebrating. And for those republican women or those up and down the ticket. Thats what women want with Economic Opportunities this president is pushing to get a vaccine as quickly as possible and then to what this debate is about between freedom and democracy and socialism. Joe biden clearly wouldnt say that the Green New Deal is something he supported or talking about antifa this president wants opportunities to lift all americans up and that is what we want. The president last friday designated kkk and antifa as domestic terror organizations and has been clear there is no place for racism in this country. We just have to look at his words and actions