Schumer decries ‘anti-free speech attitude’ after Warren silenced – The Hill (blog)

I certainly hope that this anti-free speechattitudeis not traveling down Pennsylvania Avenue to our great chamber, especially when the only speech being stifled is speech that Republicans dont agree with," Schumer said on the Senate floor.

Schumer compared the rare party-line vote to formally rebuke Warren to Trump's penchant for publicly calling out individuals whodisagree with him, including a federal judge that put a nationwide halt on his executive order targeting travel for nationals from seven Muslim-majority countries.

This is not what America is about, silencing speech especially in this chamber," he said, adding of Warren, She was engaging in that tradition of forceful but respectful debate when she was cut off."

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When my friend from Massachusetts read a piece of congressional testimony by Coretta Scott King, she was told to sit down," he added. "Why was my friend from Massachusetts cut off when these other more more specific, much more direct, much nastier attacks were disregarded?"

The senator has impugned the motives and conduct of our colleague from Alabama, McConnell said at the time. I call the senator to order under the provisions of Rule 19.

Under the Senates Rule 19, senators are not allowed to directly or indirectly, by any form of words impute to another Senator or to other Senators any conduct or motive unworthy or unbecoming a Senator."

The move drew near immediate backlash from Democrats, who launched a failed effort to allow Warren to keep speaking. The move blocks Warren from speaking from the floor until the Senate wraps up debate on Sessions on Wednesday evening.

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