I am asking what this rule means in this context. So can I continue with Coretta Scott King's letter? The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator may continue.

So quoting Senator Kennedy, calling then-Nominee Sessions a disgrace, is a violation of Senate rules? It was certainly not in 1986. The PRESIDING OFFICER. In the opinion of the Chair, it is, and the Senator is warned.

I think that may have been Senator Kennedy who said that in the record, although I would be glad to repeat it in my own words. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The rule applies to imputing conduct or motive, through any form or voice, to a sitting…

So let me understand. Can I ask a question, in the opinion of the Chair? I want to understand what this rule means. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator will state her inquiry.

Thank you. I will pick up, then, with Mrs. King's letter to the Judiciary Committee when the Judiciary Committee was considering, not then-Senator Sessions, Nominee Sessions for a position on the Federal bench. She makes the point…

I rise to express my strong opposition to the nomination of Senator Jeff Sessions to serve as Attorney General of the United States. I ask: Where are the Senators who will say no to the nomination of Senator Jeff Sessions as Attorney…

I don't think I quite understand. I am reading a letter from Coretta Scott King to the Judiciary Committee from 1986 that was admitted into the Record. I am simply reading what she wrote about what the nomination of Jeff Sessions to be a…

I am surprised that the words of Coretta Scott King are not suitable for debate in the United States Senate. I ask leave of the Senate to continue my remarks. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Mr. McCONNELL. I object. The…

I appeal the ruling of the Chair, and I suggest the absence of a quorum. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll. The legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll and the following Senators entered the Chamber and answered to…

Is it the contention of the Chair, under the rules of the Senate, I am not allowed to accurately describe public views of Senator Sessions, public positions of Senator Sessions, quote public statements of Senator Sessions? The PRESIDING…

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