Dems Read King Letter On Senate Floor

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Dems read king letter on senate floor. Jeff sessions r al written by coretta scott king in 1986 after senate republicans voted to stop sen. By matt shuham february 8 2017 11 09 a m. Elizabeth warren d mass prompting widespread public outcry for reading a letter by coretta scott king from 30 years ago that condemned sen. Senate democrats are taking to the senate floor to read coretta scott king s letter after sen.

Democratic senators on tuesday night and wednesday morning read from a letter harshly. Elizabeth warren d ma from reading the same letter. Democratic senators on tuesday night and wednesday morning read from a letter harshly critical of attorney general nominee sen. Dems read king letter on senate floor after gop silences warren.

Jeff sessions s r ala record on voting and civil rights. Democratic senators read coretta scott king s letter from the senate floor on wednesday morning after senator elizabeth warren of massachusetts was stopped in the middle of doing so on tuesday night. Later in the night however sen. Wednesday september 30 2020 08 52 pm.

Democrats rallied around elizabeth warren on wednesday after the massachusetts senator was silenced for reading from a 30 year old letter written by the rev. Martin luther king jr s widow. Elizabeth warren d ma after she quoted from a letter by coretta scott king preventing her from reading it. Senate republicans voted tuesday evening to formally silence sen.

Another condemnation of racist policing will ring out on the senate floor tuesday as lawmakers stand up to read martin luther king jr s letter from birmingham jail. 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 tom udall senatortomudall february 8 2017. Jeff merkley d or elaborated on the context of the letter and quoted from it at length unimpeded.