Democrats Crying On The Floor

Asked rita braver of cbs news.

Democrats crying on the floor.

Senator tim scott r sc leader of the justice act taskforce took to the senate floor june 24 2020 after the senate democrats stonewalled legislation on police reform in american. John lewis one of the last living icons of civil disobedience during the civil rights movement was leading a sit in on the house floor wednesday in an effort to force a vote on gun control the protest is not being televised because the house has not formally gaveled into session. But the sight of the mantles literally dragging on the floor as members of congress stood up after kneeling for eight minutes and forty six seconds assuming a pose that mirrored that of derek. But senate democrats are rallying behind schiff accusing republicans of faux outrage or overreacting to a few sentences in an hourlong closing statement for the house managers.

On the floor bernie sanders looked quite tired ultimately got up walked to the back of the chamber and chatted briefly with amy klobuchar. She pointed to something in her binder. Or i ll sit in my car and cry the mother of three kids ava deacon and tennessee are 20. The uncertainty surrounding remote voting capped a frenzied final day of legislating in california that included cursing from quarantined lawmakers a tense standoff over muted microphones and a.

Other prominent democrats in the senate including some former presidential candidates have also called for eliminating the filibuster as they sought to pass voting rights legislation or a bill.