Elizabeth Warren Taken Off Senate Floor

Senate republicans voted to silence democratic sen.

Elizabeth warren taken off senate floor.

Skip to primary navigation skip to content. Senate website of senator elizabeth warren of massachusetts. The drama began when warren quoting a 30 year old letter by civil rights leader coretta scott king referred to the alabama republican as a disgrace. In a speech on the senate floor honoring the legacy of the late justice ruth bader ginsburg sen.

For information about coronavirus covid 19 and financial assistance click here. Elizabeth warren d mass was prohibited tuesday night from speaking on the senate floor for the rest of the debate over sen. Jeff sessions donald trump s nominee for attorney general. Elizabeth warren silenced on the senate floor more republicans used an obscure rule after she read a quote criticizing jeff sessions and ordered her to take a seat.

Elizabeth warren on tuesday condemned president donald trump and his republican allies pre election rush to fill the new supreme court vacancy as the last gasp of a right wing billionaire fueled party that wants to hold onto power a little longer in order to impose its extremist agenda. Elizabeth warren after she read from a letter by the widow of martin luther king that criticized the civil rights record of trump s nominee for. Jeff sessions nomination to be attorney general. Fed up with what they said were out of bounds democratic attacks on president trump s attorney general nominee republicans.

Elizabeth warren was silenced on the senate floor tuesday night for reading critical comments about sen. Frank thorp v is a producer and off air reporter covering congress for nbc news managing coverage of the.