Black Caucus members storm Senate floor to protest Sessions

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The Hill ?@thehill 19m19 minutes ago
Black Caucus members storm Senate floor to protest Sessions: http://hill.cm/gJDYTlo


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Congressional Black Caucus members led a group of House Democrats to the Senate floor Wednesday in protest of Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) for attorney general, the Washington Examiner reported.

“Sen. Sessions may be one of the most incompatible nominees to the Department of Justice that we’ve seen in decades — that department is a department of the vulnerable,” Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas) said after exiting the Senate floor.

"It is a department that deals with the issues of civil rights mostly; it deals with the issue of voting rights and the empowerment of women,” the CBC member continued.

“It deals with the issues of protecting those on the question of marriage equality, gender discrimination — and no record has been more potent against all of those issues.”

Democratic Reps. Lacy Clay (Mo.), Hank Johnson (Ga.) and John Conyers Jr. (Mich.), Rosa DeLauro (Conn.), Steve Cohen (Tenn.) and Jamie Raskin (Md.) joined in.


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[50 Shades Of Blue]

1. K & R!!!!!!!!!!

[Solly Mack]

2. K&R

[fleur-de-lisa]

3. Kickety kickety!

[hamsterjill]

4. Solidarity!

Way to go, Dems! I know it won't make much of an impact on the outcome, but the effort is appreciated!

[MineralMan]

5. Satirical Tweet from Trump:

[bdamomma]

16. He is threatening

the Black Caucus Members???? he wants to be a wanna be dic.....tator.

He is a sick fucking man. He knows the law better than anyone???????? he is not delusional????

[Gothmog]

6. Yeah for Sheila Jackson Lee

[sheshe2]

7. K&R

[gratuitous]

8. Let's hope Senate Democrats give them better treatment than they did in January 2001

Sen. Sessions will probably sail through to confirmation. I base that on the fact that Sen. McConnell hasn't had to engage in any theatrics like he did for Betsy DeVos. But Sessions is wholly unfit to run the Department of Justice.

[elleng]

9. Happy to see my Newbie Rep, Jamie Raskin!

'In the words of MLK: our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter. #LetHerSpeak #StopSessions
1:22 PM - 8 Feb 2017'

[longship]

10. This thread needs more kicks!

R&

[StarryNite]

11. Awesome!!!

It brings tears to my eyes, the good kind!

[dhill926]

12. Fantastic!!! And are there any black republican senators....

and why did I ask...sheesh...

[FailureToCommunicate]

20. We're working on it. However we have two pretty good ones already.

(Massachusetts)

[mythology]

22. Yes, Tim Scott from South Carolina

[dhill926]

24. and he's gonna vote for Sessions I assume?

[bullwinkle428]

27. He certainly did.

[ehrnst]

13. Thank you "establishment Democrats" for showing us what progressive means. (nt)

[nolabear]

14. Excellent! Thanks to them all, and to you for sharing!

I have never seen anyone rally people as well as that menace is doing.

[mcar]

15. Keep it up Dems!

[bdamomma]

17. K&R

[madokie]

18. Come on Democrats

join in with this show of having a spine. We're behind you all the way. If we have to lead the way we'll vote your asses out too. Count on it

[orangecrush]

19. Kick

For courage!

[Cha]

21. Wonderful!!

[panader0]

23. Recommended.

[fishwax]

25. k/r

[bigtree]

26. »

[bullwinkle428]

28. This is the kind of action that makes voters RUN to the polling place

to vote for you!!