Elizabeth Warren Silenced On Sentae Floor

The dust up on the senate floor began shortly before 7 p m.

Elizabeth warren silenced on sentae floor. Transcript for elizabeth warren silenced on the senate floor capitol hill at this hour. Tonight the senate is expected to vote to confirm senator jeff sessions as attorney general. Warren called in to the rachel maddow show to discuss her ordeal. When warren took the microphone to make a long impassioned speech on why sessions shouldn t be confirmed as attorney general.

Senator elizabeth warren was interrupted and silenced on the senate floor tuesday when senate majority leader mitch mcconnell took issue with a speech she was giving in opposition to attorney. Sahil kapur sahilkapur february 8 2017. Jeff sessions donald trump s nominee for attorney general. When senate republicans silenced sen.

The senate has voted 49 43 to effectively silence elizabeth warren for breaking a rule impugning a fellow senator jeff sessions. Elizabeth warren d mass during debate over the nomination of jeff sessions to serve as attorney general they sparked a furious response but also used. The senate then voted to uphold the rule of the chair and silence elizabeth warren. Elizabeth warren was silenced on the senate floor tuesday night for reading critical comments about sen.