The chamber’s Republican leader Mitch McConnell interrupted Warren to accuse her of having “impugned” Sessions, a fellow senator. But tensions have soared in the few weeks since Trump took office, particularly over the process of confirming his cabinet nominees. Pressure built during debate about Sessions, whose record on civil rights ultimately doomed his nomination to a federal judgeship in the 1980s. Sessions has used the awesome powers of his office in a shabby attempt to intimidate and frighten elderly black voters,” she wrote. Senators must treat one another with respect, “or this place is going to devolve into nothing but a jungle,” he said.

Source: Manila Times February 08, 2017 12:22 UTC