One week after the election. Senate republicans are rushing to jam judge barretts confirmation through in time for her to hear arguments in that very case. Not one for subtlety, President Trump tweeted on saturday that our Health Care Law will be replaced, quote, if terminated by the Supreme Court. So the American People should make no mistake, any vote a vote by any senator for judge Amy Coney Barrett is a vote to strike down the Affordable Care act and eliminate protections for millions of americans with preexisting conditions. Judge barretts record also suggests if shes confirmed, the reproductive freedom of millions of women would be in grave danger. Should judge Amy Coney Barrett be confirmed . A far right majority on the court could turn back the clock on womens rights and a womans right to choose. Workers rights, voting rights, civil rights, environmental protections, lbgtq rights and more. The future for Daca Recipients hangs in the balance as well. So this nomination concerns no less than the fundamental rights of the American People. After holding a Supreme Court vacancy open for eight months before the president ial election, President Trump and leader mcconnell are doing what no senate has done before, shamelessly rushing to fill Justice Ginsburgs seat less than 40 days before a president ial election. Justice ginsburgs dying wish is that she not be replaced until a new president is installed. Republicans are poised not only to ignore her wishes, but to replace her with someone who could tear down everything she has built. This reprehensible power grab is a cynical attack on the legitimacy of the court and i will strongly, strongly, strongly oppose this nomination. The Senate Republican majority has decided, however, that they will stop at nothing, break all the rules, even their own rules, to rush this nomination through before the election. But apparently the Senate Majority isnt going to stop at naked hypocrisy. Its also going to engage in manufactured hysterics. For the past few weeks long before President Trump nominated judge barrett, Senate Republicans have been telling everyone who will listen that the democrats better not make catholocism an issue in this nomination. Thats a quote. Last week a member of this chamber took time to write a letter about an anticatholic attacks against a nominee who hadnt been named. And another quoted in Chuck Schumers america only atheists can be. Not a single democrats will make these attacks or personal religious beliefs an issue, but that doesnt matter to my republican friends, oh, no, nell try to slander democrats with this imagery issue anyway because theyre desperate for a distraction. Republicans invented this concern because they are so eager to make this nomination about anything other than their disgraceful double standard, anything besides their attempts to take away health care and curtail the fundamental rights of the American People. Honestly, its embarrassing, embarrassing how transparent republicans are being about this manufactured line of attack. They couldnt even wait for catholic nominee to be chosen, they already scripted the attacks. The sna are the senator from tennessee is making wild allegations and senator it writing letters and friend from florida with videos, attacks that havent occurred since the political right that our last practicing christian president , president obama was a secret muslim. Spare us the sanctimony, i dont recall republicans colleagues making a protest, when people were tear gassed so President Trump could hold a bible up sidedown in a photo op. They cant argue that this must proceed because of some solemn constitutional duty because they argued the exact opposite position four years ago. And they certainly cant argue the merits of the judge barretts position on the Affordable Care act, because they know its dreadfully unpopular with the American People. No wonder republicans are so desperate to talk about literally anything else. On another matter, covid. Yesterday the house of representatives unveiled legislation to provide 2. 2 trillion dollars in emergency funding to help the American People in the fight against covid19. The proposal includes a number of crucial provisions that families, businesses, local leaders and hospitals desperately need, including 600 in weekly emergency unemployment insurance. Funding for our schools, support for state and local governments, assistance for renters and home owners Additional Resources for testing and contact tracing. And measures to strengthen the post office and complete the census. It includes important aid for transit systems, vital aid tight vital to our nations economy. Drivers for restaurants, music venues, independent theaters and more that weve named in our save the stages act. Save our stages act. It includes critical workplace standards and protections for our workers. If this new bill everything the democrats want . No. But its an honest attempt to provide the relief our country needs and reach an agreement by moving closer to our republican colleagues who want to provide much less relief if they want to provide any at all. Once again the bill demonstrates the willingness on the part of democrats to compromise. Covid19 remains the number one issue in america. Weekly unemployment claims are still through the roof. Schools are struggling to adapt. Over 200,000 americans have died. Were a long way from putting this crisis in the rearview mirror, but none of this seems to concern the republican majority in the senate. As countless businesses are going under, as thousands continue to get sick, as millions of americans are waiting for the senate to do its job, leader mcconnell and Senate Republicans are moving at a lightning pace to jam through a Supreme Court nominee. A nominee that could represent Health Care Away from tens of millions of americans in the middle of a pandemic. Leader mcconnell chose to put the senate on pause for four months while covid devastated our country. Now leader mcconnell has the senate on fast forward to rush through a partisan nomination to the Supreme Court. Goes to show you the priority on the other side of the aisle. One final matter. Over the weekend the New York Times reported that President Trump paid 750 in income taxes in 2016 and nothing in 10 of the prior 15 years largely because he reported losing more money than he made. No new yorker was at all surprised by this report. All the hallmarks of President Trumps career before and after politics are there. Hyperbole, fraud, avoiding responsibility, pursuing selfish interests above all else. Thats President Trump in a nutshell. Documents obtained by the New York Times shows a long history of the president s egregious tax avoidance, and potential criminal activity and owes 500 million in personal obligations. Who does he owe that to . 500 million is not chump change. Who does the president owe 500 million to . If President Trump wants another fouryear term as president , the people have to know who President Trump is so deeply indebted to. These documents reveal that President Trump was an abject failure in business, and a serial tax cheat. Weve already heard the president claim the reporting in the New York Times is fake. Well, President Trump, put your tax returns where your mouth is. I yield the floor. Who will control congress in january . Stay informed on all the competitive congressional praises leading up to election day, with cspans campaign 2020 coverage. Watch the candidates debate and Election Results on cspan. Watch online at cspan. Org, or listen on the free cspan radio app. Cspan, your unfiltered view of politics. Well take you live now to a hearing looking at how the covid19 pandemic is affecting Small Businesses who take part in the nations food system. Youre watching live coverage on cspan2. [inaudible conversations]