Watch Rep. Kuster’s remarks on the House floor here.

 This week, Rep. Annie Kuster (NH-02) spoke on the House floor to honor the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Today, Justice Ginsburg will make history, becoming the first woman to lie in state at the U.S. Capitol.

Watch Rep. Kuster’s remarks on the House floor here or read below.

Mr. Speaker, today I rise to honor and commemorate the life of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the Notorious RBG. 

As Americans across the country mourn this tremendous loss, we look back on an amazing life and an extraordinary career that so clearly shaped the world we live in today.

Ruth Bader Ginsburg was a trailblazer for gender equality, a brilliant jurist who wrote some of our country’s most important legal opinions, and a fierce defender of women’s rights.

Her presence, her grace indeed her courage on the court will be missed by all who cherished her advocacy.  

As only the second woman to serve on the highest court in the land, Justice Ginsburg inspired a generation of women - my generation - to join her efforts in creating a more perfect union and combatting injustice that lurked in every corner of our country. 

From authoring the court’s opinion in landmark cases that struck down laws discriminating against women, to issuing blistering dissents in cases like Ledbetter v. Goodyear where she believed the Court was failing to address pay discrimination in the workplace, Justice Ginsburg’s voice on the Supreme Court represented the life experiences of so many American women. 

Justice Ginsburg led a full and meaningful life, and her chapter in American history will be earmarked for generations to come. 

It is now up to all of us to complete the work unfulfilled, and in her words – “fight for the things you care about, but do it in a way that will lead others to join you.” 

Justice Ginsburg has passed the torch, and now it’s up to us.

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