Coretta Scott King Letter Read On Senate Floor

Elizabeth warren d mass from reading a 1986 letter penned by coretta scott king.

Coretta scott king letter read on senate floor.

During the debate on whether to make jeff sessions the next attorney general i tried to read a letter from coretta scott king on the floor of the senate. Senate republicans voted to rebuke warren after she read from a letter that coretta scott king wrote criticizing sessions a republican senator from alabama who was confirmed wednesday night as. The video has been viewed 3 4 million times. Elizabeth warren was told she violated rule xix of the standing rules of the senate when she tried to read coretta scott king s 1986 letter opposing jeff sessions nomination to the.

Donna brazile chairwoman of the democratic national committee said. I entered coretta scott king s letter abt sessions into the senate record and read it from the floor her words should not be silenced. Elizabeth warren elizabeth warren gop s don bacon and challenger neck and neck in democratic poll. After warren was silenced she turned to facebook live to read the letter in its entirety outside the senate.

And the republicans don t stop him. Democrat defies gop reads part of coretta scott king s letter on senate floor. Tom udall senatortomudall february 8 2017. Senate democrats are taking to the senate floor to read coretta scott king s letter after sen.

Coretta scott king s letter opposing jeff sessions read aloud by elizabeth warren outside senate. It s a sad day in. 7 warren took to the senate floor to voice her opposition to the nominee quoting from a 1986 letter written by dr.