Political Quotes

“Mr. President, in 1986, Coretta Scott King, the widow of civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, wrote a letter urging Congress to block the nomination of Jeff Sessions for Federal judge. The Senate Judiciary Committee would ultimately reject that nomination. Here we are three decades later. Senator Sessions, who cannot erase his troubling record on civil rights, is again undergoing a confirmation hearing as President Trump's nominee for Attorney General. I would like to read an excerpt from Mrs. King's letter, and I ask unanimous consent that the letter in its entirety be printed in the Record following my remarks. Mrs. King wrote: I write to express my sincere opposition to the confirmation of Jefferson B. Sessions as a federal district court judge for the Southern District of Alabama. My professional and personal roots in Alabama are deep and lasting. Anyone who has used the power of his office as United States Attorney to intimidate and chill the free exercise of the ballot by citizens should not be elevated to our courts. Mr. Sessions has used the awesome powers of his office in a shabby attempt to intimidate and frighten elderly black voters. For this reprehensible conduct, he should not be rewarded with a federal judgeship. I do sincerely urge you to oppose the confirmation of Mr. Sessions.…”