Oregon leaders react to death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, 87

U.S. Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Beaverton, and the only woman in Oregon's congressional delegation, issued a statement Friday evening:

"I am devastated by the passing of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and send condolences to her family. Our country owes an enormous debt of gratitude to Justice Ginsburg for her lifelong commitment to public service and advancing and upholding the ideals of our Constitution. After experiencing discrimination early in her career, she went on to become a passionate advocate for gender equality and women's rights. A brilliant legal strategist, she co-founded the Women's Rights Project at the ACLU and argued several cases at the Supreme Court before being nominated and confirmed to serve on the U.S. Court of Appeals in 1980 and then the United States Supreme Court in 1993. Throughout her career and her life, Justice Ginsburg was always striving to make our country a more perfect union. I join the millions in the United States and around the world who are mourning our profound loss tonight. May her memory be a blessing."