GOP Silencing of Senator Warren Means Big Campaign Bucks, Publicity

U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren, by virtue of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's (R-Kentucky) decision to silence her over rules governing the "impugning" of another sitting senator — in this case, attorney general nominee Jeff Sessions — is receiving more publicity than she could have ever imagined. She had already spoken out against Sessions's bid for more than 45 minutes when McConnell invoked a rarely-used Senate rule. Warren had been in the midst of reading a letter from Coretta Scott

U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren, by virtue of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's (R-Kentucky) decision to silence her over rules governing the "impugning" of another sitting senator — in this case, attorney general nominee Jeff Sessions — is receiving more publicity than she could have ever imagined. She had already spoken out against Sessions's bid for more than 45 minutes when McConnell invoked a rarely-used Senate rule. Warren had been in the midst of reading a letter from Coretta Scott…