Pandemic, america is also mileperhour the loss of an historic mourning the loss of an historic champion of equality, a woman who spent her entire life, every ounce of her strength she was given in pursuit of americas highest ideal equal justice under the law. A jewish teaching says that those who die just before the jewish new year are those whom god has held back until the last moment because they were most needed on earth. So it seems fitting that Justice Ruth Bader ginsburg left this world as the sun was setting last friday, marking the start of rosh hassana. Years ago she made history as only the second woman to serve on the Supreme Court. Even at that time she had a earned an hen during place in american history. She has been called the Thurgood Marshall of the gender equality movement. As a lawyer and law professor she was the mastermind in the 1970s behind a legal strategy that finally began to dismantle an american legal system that treated women in many ways as secondclass cit
Procedural vote scheduled for 5 30 p. M. Eastern time. Live Senate Coverage here on cspan2. Ck will lead the senate in prayer. The chaplain let us pray. Eternal god who has given us the gift of life, consecrate with your presence the way our lawmakers work today. Since they dont know what a day will bring, help them to strive to serve you in faithfulness each moment. In all things draw their minds to the goal of seeking to please you. As they draw near to you, illuminate their paths with your wisdom and grace. Show them how to unselfishly serve your great purposes for humanity, proving themselves worthy of your manifold blessings. And, lord, as millions mourn Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader ginsburgs death, send the solace of your comfort. We pray in your unifying name. Amen. The presiding officer please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisib