Senator Tom Udall reads Coretta Scott King letter oppsing Jeff Session as Attorney General

GETTING A LOT OF
ATTENTION TODAY FOR WHAT
HE DID ON CAPITOL HILL
TODAY DURING THE
CONFIRMATION HEARING FOR
PRESIDENT TRUMP'S
CONTROVERSIAL PICK FOR
ATTORNEY GENERAL --
JEFF SESSIONS. NEWS 13'S
FERNANDA LOPEZ IS HERE
TO EXPLAIN.
KIM -- UDALL SPOKE ON
THE SENATE FLOOR THIS
MORNING READING A LETTER
BY MARTIN LUTHER KING
JUNIOR'S WIDOW. THE
SAME LETTER THAT GOT
SENATOR ELIZABETH WARREN
SILENCED IN THE CHAMBERS
JUST HOURS EARLIER.
WARREN SOT: "Mr.
President, I am
surprised that the words
of Coretta Scott King
are not suitable for
debate in the United
States Senate. I ask
leave of the Senate to
continue my remarks."
THIS MORNING REPUBLICAN
SENATE MAJORITY LEADER
MITCH MC-CONNEL USED A
LITTLE-KNOWN RULE TO
QUIET DEMOCRATIC SENATOR
WARREN WHILE SHE READ
FROM KING'S LETTER. THE
LETTER WAS WRITTEN
THIRTY YEARS AGO IN
OPPOSITION OF JEFF
SESSIONS WHEN HE WAS UP
FOR A POSITION AS A
FEDERAL JUDGE. MRS. KING
CHARACTERIZED HIM AS A
PROSECUTOR
WHO WORKED TO DISCOURAGE
BLACK CITIZENS FROM
VOTING. THIS MORNING
SENATOR UDALL READ THE
COMPLETE LETTER AND
BASHED MC- CONNELL FOR
THE MOVE.
Sen. Tom Udall,
New Mexico 8;49;52 when
the majority leader
comes to the lfoor and
strikes the words of
elzabeth warren just
reading parts of
thisletter he's not
allowing the full
record to be before the
american people 8;50;03
SENATOR UDALL HAS BEEN
OUTSPOKEN AGAINST MANY
OF PRESIDENT TRUMP'S
NOMINEES -- INCLUDING
JUST- CONFIRMED
EDUCATION SECRETARY
BETSY DEVOS AND
SECRETARY OF STATE REX
TILLERSON. BACK TO YOU.
OKAY FERNANDA. SENATOR
JEFF SESSIONS'
CONFIRMATION VOTE IS
EXPECTED THIS EVENING.

Senator Tom Udall reads Coretta Scott King letter oppsing Jeff Session as Attorney General

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