Elizabeth Warren "I will not be silenced".

0:00so please welcome via satellite senator 0:02Elizabeth Warren yeah love you three 0:12capitals last night you were accused by 0:13Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell 0:15of imputing or criticizing Senator Jeff 0:18Sessions have been nominated for the 0:20very important job of attorney general 0:22yeah I'm your criticism of another 0:25senator which it is against the rules 0:28that's the rule rule rule 19 and do you 0:31think do you think you violate the rules 0:33of the senate so I did not think I was 0:35violating the rules of the senate you 0:37know keep in mind that jeff sessions 0:40have been the US Attorney for Alabama 0:43back in the 1980s and he had prosecuted 0:46civil rights workers for trying to help 0:50elderly black voters get to the polls 0:53and so correct scott king who was just 0:57an eyewitness to history and all of this 0:59ended up writing a letter to the senate 1:02judiciary committee when Jeff session 1:05was nominated to be a federal judge and 1:08so I was reading from good letter to the 1:12senate judiciary committee from 1986 and 1:15I read this line mr. sessions has used 1:19the awesome power of his office to chill 1:23the free exercise of the vote by black 1:26citizens 1:27and that was it 1:29and you were totally shut down because 1:32you wanted to read that letter but in 1:342015 senator Ted Cruz called Mitch 1:37McConnell a liar from the Senate floor 1:39which violated rule 19 which is the same 1:42rule that they say you violated that 1:43what do you think 1:44McConnell didn't respond to that when he 1:47was the inn in office do you think that 1:49it was party loyalty or what look you 1:52have to ask mitch mcconnell about that 1:54but what I do know is that correct Scott 1:58King's words are deeply moving they are 2:02powerful and they described a moment in 2:05history and which jeff Sessions was an 2:09active participant they reveals much 2:12about jeff Sessions character and the 2:13Republicans don't want to hear it 2:16they want to find a way to shut it down 2:18I urge everybody to go read Coretta 2:22Scott King letter i've posted on my 2:25Facebook I've read it aloud and and 2:28tweeted it out i hope everybody reads 2:31the letter because the letter is 2:33directly relevant to the question of 2:35whether or not Jeff session should be 2:37allowed to be the highest one forcement 2:40officer in the entire land i'm gonna go 2:43read that letter i probably will send 2:46award 2:48addicts reason McIntyre I was 12 nobody 2:52do you think this would have happened if 2:53you were a man you know I can't know 2:57what 2:58but I'll tell you this you're reminded 3:01how hard the struggle is can reach 3:04another little part of Coretta Scott 3:07King letter she talks about later in the 3:10latter the irony of mr. sessions 3:13nomination is that is confirmed he will 3:17be given life tenure for doing with a 3:20federal prosecution what local sheriff 3:23accomplished 20 years ago with clubs and 3:27cattle prod 3:28that's what Prescott Kings had to say 3:31that's that's why I want everyone to 3:33read the LA where we will what good 3:35senator this is suspended at the study 3:37happen you know why do you still 3:39strongly opposed Senator Jeff Sessions 3:41nomination for attorney general because 3:43he has denied his races he has denied he 3:46is bigoted no talking street actions are 3:50what matter 3:54can I get something for a second senator 3:58because a lot of people in Congress that 4:00have worked with him over the years they 4:01exactly that and he's a great guy we've 4:03worked with him 4:04the Democrats were okay with him all 4:06these years now all of a sudden they're 4:07turning what do you have you went to 4:09that but this is not about confirming 4:12someone to the Attorney General because 4:14they're polite 4:15this is about whether or not this is 4:17someone who can be trusted to uphold the 4:21right of everyone everyone in America 4:25not just those who share his political 4:27opinion you know that the Coretta Scott 4:30King concluded her letter by saying 4:33based on his record right not on what 4:36conversations like based on his record i 4:39believe his confirmation would have a 4:42devastating effect not only on the 4:45judicial system and Alabama but also on 4:48the progress we have made everywhere 4:50towards fulfilling my husband's dream 4:53that he envisioned over 20 years ago 4:56that from the widow of Martin Luther 4:58King jr. said senator someone expressed 5:04concern that if you set the precedent on 5:06either Republican or Democrat side of 5:09breaking Senate rules on the floor to 5:10obstruct that it only leads to more cast 5:13and divisive nest and that it doesn't 5:14really accomplish anything what you're 5:16responsible to say about it 5:17my view is reading a sentence that says 5:20he has used the awesome power of his 5:23office to kill the free exercise of the 5:26vote by black citizens did not break any 5:29rules 5:29it is a factual statement exactly what 5:33is managed and you know it's directly 5:36relevant to the question of whether you 5:38should be attorney-general keep in mind 5:40we have in the Senate a constitutional 5:43responsibility to debate and then advise 5:47and consent on this nominee and the 5:50notion that this violates the rules hate 5:55that that someone who was there beside 5:59said he used his power to chill the free 6:03exercise of the post like black citizens 6:05breaks to court 6:07no it's not about to form and talking 6:12about the specs is what we should be 6:13doing on the United States Senate for 6:16your wife Sarah I want to ask for some 6:21advice for people out there who are 6:23trying to support the president and the 6:25administration for the good of the 6:26country but don't want to be normalizing 6:29the behavior of President jump right now 6:31what some people do 6:33I got some number one thing for people 6:34to do right now is to stay connected to 6:37each other 6:38it really is it's the reason we have 6:40facebook and it's the reason we have 6:42twitter and it's the reason we have 6:44email account and we have thought to 6:47stay connected to each other because 6:49we're going to have very limited tools 6:51on our side here in the Senate and over 6:54in the house of representatives we don't 6:56we don't control the government but it's 6:59the grassroots its people out there 7:02person to person to person across the 7:04country saying these are my democratic 7:08values it is the reminder that the 7:10character of this nation is not the 7:14character of this president it's the 7:16character of its people 7:18that's what really ok that's how it 7:24feels about this story i think is that 7:26it's getting is getting a lot of 7:27backlash they are getting back like this 7:29this hashtag elected speak and their 7:33t-shirts out there saying she persisted 7:36to think that any of this kind of 7:38backlash for protests you think they'll 7:41have any impact on jeff Sessions 7:43confirmation I mean there's been a lot 7:44of backlash on a lot of these nominees 7:46and they still got confirmed as far as i 7:48can tell you know what they've got the 7:51vote they may go ahead and confirm him i 7:53just have to be realistic 7:55we may not be able to stop it i'll tell 7:57you this that does not mean that we give 8:00up 8:00it has not mean that we lay down and die 8:03it means we get out there in street 8:05fighting at 8:06grassroots level I hope you're right 8:10because rush limbaugh has famously said 8:12all this marching and protesting they're 8:14all going to get tired of it you think 8:16we're going to get tired no rush we are 8:18not going to get tired 8:20we are here to stay you bet I know you 8:24don't have a good time and elizabeth 8:30warren we'll be right back .....

0:00 so please welcome via satellite senator 
0:02 Elizabeth Warren yeah love you three 
0:12 capitals last night you were accused by 
0:13 Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell 
0:15 of imputing or criticizing Senator Jeff 
0:18 Sessions have been nominated for the 
0:20 very important job of attorney general 
0:22 yeah I'm your criticism of another 
0:25 senator which it is against the rules 
0:28 that's the rule rule rule 19 and do you 
0:31 think do you think you violate the rules 
0:33 of the senate so I did not think I was 
0:35 violating the rules of the senate you 
0:37 know keep in mind that jeff sessions 
0:40 have been the US Attorney for Alabama 
0:43 back in the 1980s and he had prosecuted 
0:46 civil rights workers for trying to help 
0:50 elderly black voters get to the polls 
0:53 and so correct scott king who was just 
0:57 an eyewitness to history and all of this 
0:59 ended up writing a letter to the senate 
1:02 judiciary committee when Jeff session 
1:05 was nominated to be a federal judge and 
1:08 so I was reading from good letter to the 
1:12 senate judiciary committee from 1986 and 
1:15 I read this line mr. sessions has used 
1:19 the awesome power of his office to chill 
1:23 the free exercise of the vote by black 
1:26 citizens 1:27and that was it 
1:29 and you were totally shut down because 
1:32 you wanted to read that letter but in 
1:34 2015 senator Ted Cruz called Mitch 
1:37 McConnell a liar from the Senate floor 
1:39 which violated rule 19 which is the same 
1:42 rule that they say you violated that 
1:43 what do you think 
1:44 McConnell didn't respond to that when he 
1:47 was the inn in office do you think that 
1:49 it was party loyalty or what look you 
1:52 have to ask mitch mcconnell about that 
1:54 but what I do know is that correct Scott 
1:58 King's words are deeply moving they are 
2:02 powerful and they described a moment in 
2:05 history and which jeff Sessions was an 
2:09 active participant they reveals much 
2:12 about jeff Sessions character and the 
2:13 Republicans don't want to hear it 
2:16 they want to find a way to shut it down 
2:18 I urge everybody to go read Coretta 
2:22 Scott King letter i've posted on my 
2:25 Facebook I've read it aloud and and 
2:28 tweeted it out i hope everybody reads 
2:31 the letter because the letter is 
2:33 directly relevant to the question of 
2:35 whether or not Jeff session should be 
2:37 allowed to be the highest one forcement 
2:40 officer in the entire land i'm gonna go 
2:43 read that letter i probably will send 
2:46 award 
2:48 addicts reason McIntyre I was 12 nobody 
2:52 do you think this would have happened if 
2:53 you were a man you know I can't know 
2:57 what 
2:58 but I'll tell you this you're reminded 
3:01 how hard the struggle is can reach 
3:04 another little part of Coretta Scott 
3:07 King letter she talks about later in the 
3:10 latter the irony of mr. sessions 
3:13 nomination is that is confirmed he will 
3:17 be given life tenure for doing with a 
3:20 federal prosecution what local sheriff 
3:23 accomplished 20 years ago with clubs and 
3:27 cattle prod 
3:28 that's what Prescott Kings had to say 
3:31 that's that's why I want everyone to 
3:33 read the LA where we will what good 
3:35 senator this is suspended at the study 
3:37 happen you know why do you still 
3:39 strongly opposed Senator Jeff Sessions 
3:41 nomination for attorney general because 
3:43 he has denied his races he has denied he 
3:46 is bigoted no talking street actions are 
3:50 what matter 
3:54 can I get something for a second senator 
3:58 because a lot of people in Congress that 
4:00 have worked with him over the years they 
4:01 exactly that and he's a great guy we've 
4:03 worked with him 
4:04 the Democrats were okay with him all 
4:06 these years now all of a sudden they're 
4:07 turning what do you have you went to 
4:09 that but this is not about confirming 
4:12 someone to the Attorney General because 
4:14 they're polite 
4:15 this is about whether or not this is 
4:17 someone who can be trusted to uphold the 
4:21 right of everyone everyone in America 
4:25 not just those who share his political 
4:27 opinion you know that the Coretta Scott 
4:30 King concluded her letter by saying 
4:33 based on his record right not on what 
4:36 conversations like based on his record i 
4:39 believe his confirmation would have a 
4:42 devastating effect not only on the 
4:45 judicial system and Alabama but also on 
4:48 the progress we have made everywhere 
4:50 towards fulfilling my husband's dream 
4:53 that he envisioned over 20 years ago 
4:56 that from the widow of Martin Luther 
4:58 King jr. said senator someone expressed 
5:04 concern that if you set the precedent on 
5:06 either Republican or Democrat side of 
5:09 breaking Senate rules on the floor to 
5:10 obstruct that it only leads to more cast 
5:13 and divisive nest and that it doesn't 
5:14 really accomplish anything what you're 
5:16 responsible to say about it 
5:17 my view is reading a sentence that says 
5:20 he has used the awesome power of his 
5:23 office to kill the free exercise of the 
5:26 vote by black citizens did not break any 
5:29 rules 
5:29 it is a factual statement exactly what 
5:33 is managed and you know it's directly 
5:36 relevant to the question of whether you 
5:38 should be attorney-general keep in mind 
5:40 we have in the Senate a constitutional 
5:43 responsibility to debate and then advise 
5:47 and consent on this nominee and the 
5:50 notion that this violates the rules hate 
5:55 that that someone who was there beside 
5:59 said he used his power to chill the free 
6:03 exercise of the post like black citizens 
6:05 breaks to court 
6:07 no it's not about to form and talking 
6:12 about the specs is what we should be 
6:13 doing on the United States Senate for 
6:16 your wife Sarah I want to ask for some 
6:21 advice for people out there who are 
6:23 trying to support the president and the 
6:25 administration for the good of the 
6:26 country but don't want to be normalizing 
6:29 the behavior of President jump right now 
6:31 what some people do 
6:33 I got some number one thing for people 
6:34 to do right now is to stay connected to 
6:37 each other 
6:38 it really is it's the reason we have 
6:40 facebook and it's the reason we have 
6:42 twitter and it's the reason we have 
6:44 email account and we have thought to 
6:47 stay connected to each other because 
6:49 we're going to have very limited tools 
6:51 on our side here in the Senate and over 
6:54 in the house of representatives we don't 
6:56 we don't control the government but it's 
6:59 the grassroots its people out there 
7:02 person to person to person across the 
7:04 country saying these are my democratic 
7:08 values it is the reminder that the 
7:10 character of this nation is not the 
7:14 character of this president it's the 
7:16 character of its people 
7:18 that's what really ok that's how it 
7:24 feels about this story i think is that 
7:26 it's getting is getting a lot of 
7:27 backlash they are getting back like this 
7:29 this hashtag elected speak and their 
7:33 t-shirts out there saying she persisted 
7:36 to think that any of this kind of 
7:38 backlash for protests you think they'll 
7:41 have any impact on jeff Sessions 
7:43 confirmation I mean there's been a lot 
7:44 of backlash on a lot of these nominees 
7:46 and they still got confirmed as far as i 
7:48 can tell you know what they've got the 
7:51 vote they may go ahead and confirm him i 
7:53 just have to be realistic 
7:55 we may not be able to stop it i'll tell 
7:57 you this that does not mean that we give 
8:00 up 
8:00 it has not mean that we lay down and die 
8:03 it means we get out there in street 
8:05 fighting at 
8:06 grassroots level I hope you're right 
8:10 because rush limbaugh has famously said 
8:12 all this marching and protesting they're 
8:14 all going to get tired of it you think 
8:16 we're going to get tired no rush we are 
8:18 not going to get tired 
8:20 we are here to stay you bet I know you 
8:24 don't have a good time and elizabeth 
8:30 warren we'll be right back

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