Dems Read King Letter On Senate Floor

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Dems read king letter on senate floor.

Martin luther king jr s widow. Senate republicans voted tuesday evening to formally silence sen. Dems read king letter on senate floor after gop silences warren. Senate democrats are taking to the senate floor to read coretta scott king s letter after sen.

On the senate floor wednesday night majority leader mitch mcconnell r ky used parliamentary procedure to silence sen. Elizabeth warren d ma from reading the same letter. Jeff sessions r al written by coretta scott king in 1986 after senate republicans voted to stop sen. Elizabeth warren elizabeth warren gop s don bacon and challenger neck and neck in democratic poll.

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. By matt shuham february 8 2017 11 09 a m. 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. Elizabeth warren d ma after she quoted from a letter by coretta scott king preventing her from reading it.

Elizabeth warren d mass prompting widespread public outcry for reading a letter by coretta scott king from 30 years ago that condemned sen. Democratic senators on tuesday night and wednesday morning read from a letter harshly. In response to the cascade of outrage democratic senators on wednesday began taking to the senate floor to read the letter. Later in the night however sen.

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. Passage of h r 8337 continuing resolution. Jeff sessions s r ala record on voting and civil rights.