Los demócratas leen la carta de King en el Senado después de que el Partido Republicano silencia a Warren
Democratic senators on Tuesday night and Wednesday morning read from a letter harshly critical of attorney general nominee Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL), written by Coretta Scott King in 1986, after Senate Republicans voted to stop Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) from reading the same letter. The Senate on Tuesday night voted
Merkley opposes Sessions as AG, reacts to rebuke
WASHINGTON – Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., took the 2-4 a.m. shift on the Senate floor early Wednesday as Democrats protested the nomination of Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala., to be the nation’s next attorney general, but a majority of colleagues confirmed President Trump’s choice later in the day. Much of the
Declaración de Merkley sobre la nominación de Jeff Sessions como fiscal general
WASHINGTON, DC – El Senador de Oregon, Jeff Merkley, emitió la siguiente declaración sobre el candidato a Fiscal General, el Senador Jeff Sessions (R-AL). Merkley tomó la palabra de 2 am a 4 am esta mañana para protestar por la nominación de Sessions. “En 1986, Coretta Scott King escribió en una carta al Comité Judicial del Senado que Jeff Sessions
Jeff Merkley Defies Senate Republican Leader by Reading Coretta Scott King’s Words on the Floor of Congress
Oregon’s junior senator just did something that qualifies as remarkable in the current political climate: He read a letter by Coretta Scott King on the floor of the U.S. Senate. Earlier tonight, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky) squelched Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Massachusetts) in a floor debate tonight on
Iranian baby girl caught in Trump travel ban headed to US, governor says
(CNN)An Iranian infant with a heart defect is entangled in President Trump’s immigration ban — and her extended family in Oregon is on an urgent mission to get her to the US for critical surgery. Fatemeh’s parents were scheduled to meet with doctors in Portland on February 5, but were
Iranian infant barred from entering U.S. under Trump travel ban granted boarding documents
An Iranian infant who was barred from entering the U.S. under President Donald Trump’s travel ban has been granted boarding documents to enter the country and is expected to undergo surgery in Portland for a heart condition. U.S. Customs and Border Protection has authorized boarding for Fatemah Taghizadeh and her
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