You may be seated. You may be seated. Blessed is god the true judge. [ speaking Foreign Language ] god has given, god has taken, praise be the name. Psalm 23. [ speaking Foreign Language ] [ speaking Foreign Language ] [ speaking Foreign Language ] a psalm of david. The lord is my shepard. I shall not want. God makes me lie down in green pastures. God leads me beside the still waters. God restores by soul. God guides me in the straight paths for gods name sake. Ye, though i walk through the valley of the shadow of death, i will fear no evil, for you are with me. Your rod and your staff, they comfort me. You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You have anounted my head with oil, my cup runs over. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, and i shall dwell in the house forever. Today we stand in mourning of an american hero, Justice Ruth Bader ginsburg. In a moment, i will speak to what she meant to all of us. But first, i would like to turn to her beloved family. The justice was a mother, a grandmother, and as we all know had one of the most extraordinary Life Partners in her beloved marty. To each of you, to the justices colleagues, to her law clerks, and to her court family, the country mourns with you and sends you our deepest love and comfort. To be born into a world that does not see you, that does not believe in your potential, that does not give you a path for opportunity or a clear path for education, and despite this, to be able to see beyond the world you are in to imagine that something can be different, that is the job of a prophet. And it is the rare prophet who not only imagines a new world but also makes that new world a reality in her lifetime. This was the brilliance and vision of Justice Ruth Bader ginsburg. The torah is relentless in reminding, in instructing, in commanding that we never forget those who live in the shadows, those whose freedom and opportunity are not guaranteed. 36 times we are taught that we must never forget the stranger. 12 times we are told to care for the widow and the orphan. This is one of the most important commandments of the torah. It is the torahs call to action. And it is also the promise written into our constitution. As Justice Ginsburg said, and i quote, think back to 1787. Who were we the people . They certainly werent women. They surely werent people held in human bondage. The genius of our constitution is that now over 200 sometimes turbulent years, that we has expanded and expanded. This was Justice Ginsburgs lifes work, to insist that the constitution deliver on its promise that we the people would include all the people. She carried out that work in every chapter of her life. As an advocate arguing six times before this court for equal treatment for women and men. As a judge on the d. C. Circuit and as a justice on this court. And as a pathmarking role model to women and girls of all ages who now know that no office is out of reach for their dreams, whether that is to serve in the highest court of our land or closer to home for me as the rabbi of their community. Nothing could stop Justice Ginsburgs unflagging devotion to this project, not even cancer. Justice ginsburg, [ speaking Foreign Language ] from generation to generation we promise to Carry Forward your legacy. May you rest under the wings knowing that you have tirelessly served us and this great country, the United States of america. Please rise. Exalted compassionate god grant infinite rest in your sheltering presence among the holy and the pure to the soul of ruth bader ginsburg, who has gone to her eternal home. Merciful one, we ask you find Perfect Peace in your eternal embrace, may her soul be bound up in the bond of life, may she rest in peace, and let us say amen. Thank you, rabbi holtzblatt for those words. On behalf of the justices, spouses of the justices and the entire Supreme Court family, i offer our heart felt condolences on the loss of ruth bader ginsburg. That loss is widely shared, but we know that it falls most heavily on the family. Justice ginsburgs life was one of the many versions of the american dream. Her father was an immigrant from odessa. Her mother was born four months after her family arrived from poland. Her mother later worked as a bookkeeper in brooklyn. Ruth used to ask, what is the difference between a bookkeeper in brooklyn and a Supreme Court justice . Her answer, one generation. It has been said that ruth wanted to be an opera virt woah sew but became a rock star instead. But she chose the law. Subjected to discrimination in law school and the job market because she was a woman, ruth would grow to become the leading advocate fighting such discrimination in court. She was not an opera star, but she found her stage right behind me in our courtroom. There, she won famous victories that helped move our nation closer to equal justice under law, to the extent that women are now a majority in law schools, not simply a handful. Later she became a star on the bench, where she sat for 27 years. Her 483 majority concurring and dissenting opinions will steer the court for decades. They are written with the unaffected grace of precision. Her voice in court and in our Conference Room was soft. But when she spoke, people listened. Among the words that best describe ruth, tough, depravebr fighter, a winner but also compassionate, honest. When it came to op rat, compassionate. When it came to sports, clueless. Justice ginsburg had many of her own but promoted humility in others. For example, on more than a few occasions, someone would approach or call me and describe some upcoming occasion or event that was important to them, and i knew what was coming. Could i come and speak . But no, instead, could i pass along an invitation to Justice Ginsburg and put in a good word . Many of you have seen the famous picture of Justice Scalia and Justice Ginsburg riding atop an elephant in india. Ft it captured so much of ruth. There she was doing something totally unexpected, just as she had in law school, where she was not only one of the few women but a new mother to boot. In the photograph, she is riding with a you dear friend, a friend with totally divergent views. There is no indication in the photo that either was poised to push the other off. For many years, of course, ruth battled serious illness. She met each of those challenges with the combination of candid assessment and fierce determination. In doing so, she encouraged others who had their own battles with illness, including employees here in the court. And she emerged victorious time and again against all odds. But finally, the odds won out, and now ruth has left us. I mentioned at the outset that ruths passing weighed most heavily on her family, and that is true. But the court was her family too. This building was her home too. Of course she will live on in what she did to improve the law and the lives of all of us, and yet still, ruth is gone and we grieve. Let us have a moment of silence for reflection. May she rest in peace. President trump has a News Conference scheduled today at 6 00 p. M. Eastern, and well have live coverage here on cspan3 when it starts. The first president ial debate between President Donald Trump and former Vice President joe biden is tuesday night at 9 00 eastern from cleveland. Watch live on cspan. Biden is recklessly campaigning against this vaccine. Hes campaigning its really reckless, and all it is is for political reasons. Its political reasons. Biden, his whole deal is catastrophic shutdown. And again, in his own words, recorded by bob woodward, the president knew back in february that this was an extremely dangerous communicable disease. Think about it. How many people across the country, how many empty chairs around the dinner tables because of his negligence and selfishness. Watch the first president ial debate live tuesday night on cspan. Stream live on cspan. Org debates or listen live on the cspan radio app. Youre watching cspan2, your unfiltered view of government, created by americas Cable Television companies as a Public Service and brought to you today by your television provider. This week, the washington journals focus on key battleground states this Election Year with political reporters and analysts on the ground. Well be examining whats changed since 2016, whats motivating voters this year and look at trends that could give us clues on how people might vote in each state in november. Today, we turn our attention to the keystone state of pennsylvania, and Franklin MarshallCollege Professor joins us from harrisburg, this morning. So, lets just begin with what happened in pennsylvania in 2016. Well, in 2016, thencandidate donald j. Trump carried the state of pennsylvania by 44,000 votes. And essentially he won the state because of the turnout and the high proportion of votes that he got in central pennsylvania and also in the south western part of our state in the old mining and mill towns. I call it small town in rural pennsylvania and up in the North Eastern part of our state, largely because he d