Statement of Rep. Peter Welch on the Passing of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Statement

Rep. Peter Welch issued the following statement on the death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
"Tonight is a devastating night for our country. Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg may have been small in stature, but she was a titan of jurisprudence. A pioneer from the earliest days of her career, she won a landmark case for women's rights in 1971, before being appointed to the highest court in the land in 1993. She served with distinction, never letting her colleagues forget the huge impacts that the law has on the most vulnerable among us. I join all Vermonters in expressing gratitude for her service and heartfelt condolences to her family.

As the Senate carefully considers a replacement, it is clear that they must adhere to the "McConnell Standard,' and wait until the new year to make their decision. We are at the doorstep of one of the most important elections of our lifetime. In his own words, Senator McConnell has made clear that he is content to "let the American people decide. The Senate will appropriately revisit the matter when it considers the qualifications of the nominee the next president nominates, whoever that might be."

There can be no vote in the Senate until the American people have voted to decide who will nominate and confirm the next Supreme Court Justice."

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