The presiding officer the senator from south dakota. The presiding officer madam president , last week the Judiciary Committee held its hearing on judge Amy Coney Barretts nomination and it was easy to see why judge barrett is held in such high regard by her colleagues, students, and peers and why the American Bar Association gave her its highest rating of well qualified. We knew well before the hearing that judge barrett possesses an extraordinary intelligence and comprehensive command of the law. After three days of testimony americans got to see her qualifications for themselves. They saw why she has been described as a jurist, a formidable intellect, a brilliant and conscientious lawyer and staggering academic mind. Even the democratRanking Member on the committee couldnt hide the fact that she was impressed. Judge barrett understands the proper role of a judge in our system of government. As judge barrett made clear, she understands the job of a judge is to interpret the law, not
Washington today, we are holding this hearing virtually in compliance with the regulations for Remote Committee proceedings pursuant to House Resolution 965. Remote hearings certainly are not the same as sitting together in our Committee Room and you should know. The new authority has allowed us to continue to do our work a behalf of the American People, while keeping our staff, families and broader communities this is the First Official Virtual Committee hearing in the United States house of representatives. As we begin this historic proceeding, i want to underscore that i plan to continue this committees long tradition of collegia collegiality and substantive debate even as we conduct our business from afar. I will continue to work with Ranking Member and his staff to make sure that all Ranking Members are respected in the knew virtual format. Before we turn to todays important topic, i want to remind members of a few procedures to help us all navigate this new platform. First, consi
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