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Dems read king letter on senate floor.
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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.
Dems read king letter on senate floor after gop silences warren.
Elizabeth warren d mass prompting widespread public outcry for reading a letter by coretta scott king from 30 years ago that condemned sen.
In response to the cascade of outrage democratic senators on wednesday began taking to the senate floor to read the letter.
On the senate floor wednesday night majority leader mitch mcconnell r ky used parliamentary procedure to silence sen.
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Elizabeth warren d ma after she quoted from a letter by coretta scott king preventing her from reading it.
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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.
Elizabeth warren d ma from reading the same letter.
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.
Democratic senators on tuesday night and wednesday morning read from a letter harshly critical of attorney general nominee sen.
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Democratic senators on tuesday night and wednesday morning read from a letter harshly.
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.