On your to join us to honor Sandra Day Oconnor. It turns out that Justice Ginsburg and Justice Oconnor sharon distinction that is interesting nicknames. When Justice Oconnor was confirmed she owned the moniker f w. Oh tsv for first women on the Supreme Court. Justice ginsburg meanwhile has been crowned the notorious rbg. Ill leave it to you to decide which one is catcher. The justices also share a lifelong commitment to expanding opportunities for women. So it makes sense that when Justice Ginsburg joins us Justice Oconnor on the bench in 1993 the two bonded over their historic role and current in transforming the Supreme Court. Both justices had to overcome discrimination and professional rejection but Justice Oconnor once put a helpful spin on it. If they had come of age when women could easily be lawyers she told Justice Ginsburg. They would probably have ended up has retired partners of some law firm. But because that round was not open to us Justice Oconnor explained, we had to fi
Armageddon. The fact that some republican nominees in past years and as recently as this past june have sided with the liberal wing of the court more often than i would like is not in any way restoring democrats to hysteria. Each time a new republican nominee is introduced. I thought we had reached an alert point to years ago the nomination of Justice Kavanaugh who had months of character assassination at the hand of democrats. But it turns out that was not. We reached a new low as i said madam president s no surprise the democrats have reacted with hysteria at the prospect of President Trump nominating and other Supreme Court justice. It was disappointing, but hardly surprising yesterday the democrat leader blocked a key Intelligence Committee hearing on elections security, atopic he has repeatedly insisted is of overwhelming importance to protest the thought of the senate filling its consent role in confirming a principal conservative woman. Even speaker pelosis overwrought statement
30000000 and many countries are considering reinstating lockdown measures in the face of a 2nd wave. The u. S. Tries to turn back the clock on the Iran Nuclear Deal but faces a world wide opposition. Im satisfied its not the latest sports including gareth bale rejoins English Premier League side tottenham boss sock completes a one year loan leave after 7 trophy laden seasons ounce real madrid. Tributes are being paid to u. S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg who has died at the age of 87. 00 while many are remembering her legacy as a champion of womens rights but little fight is brewing over what happens next with 6 weeks to go until election day republicans want to name her successor immediately President Donald Trump says the nomination should be made without. Delay democratic challenger joe biden says the next president should decide when fisher reports. Became to leave tributes to pay their respects to mark the passing of a woman few here knew but all respected a loss they
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Schuyler cheryl, jason, all the other victims of covid19. But thanks to the heroism of so many frontline healthcare workers, scientists and others were making progress. This progress is possible in large part because of the incredible women a minute hhs, the worlds finest scientists and Public Health experts. I want is a personal thank you to each and every member of the hhs team was contributed to this response and i want to underscore my commitment to the work today. I started my first job at hhs nearly two decades ago, since my first job i recognize and promoted the valley of science and evidence and the Civil Servants who are so dedicated to our mission. That does not mean especially in an unprecedented crisis that there are no debate or disagreements within an agency or an administration. But my highest priority will always be to ensure that our efforts are science and evidence driven and consistent with the rule of law. Institutions like the cdc, the fda and the nih are household