Democrats Crying On The Floor

Asked rita braver of cbs news.

Democrats crying on the floor.

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. 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. 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.

Enjoy the videos and music you love upload original content and share it all with friends family and the world on youtube. Republicans expect democrats to force votes on the senate floor to try to delay the nomination but the gop can win them as long they keep a working majority in town for the next few weeks. She pointed to something in her binder. 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.

On the floor bernie sanders looked quite tired ultimately got up walked to the back of the chamber and chatted briefly with amy klobuchar.