The rebuke of Warren came after she chose to read from a 1986 letter written by Coretta Scott King, the widow of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., in opposition to Sessions. McConnell stopped Warren from speaking, saying, "The senator has impugned the motives and conduct of our colleague from Alabama, as warned by the chair. Senator Warren said 'Senator Sessions has used the awesome power of his office to chill the free exercise of the vote by black citizens.'" That language was taken from the King letter sent to the Senate Judiciary Committee as Sen. Warren objected to McConnell's attempt to silence her, saying, "I am surprised that the words of Coretta Scott King are not suitable for debate in the United States Senate."

Source: Forbes February 10, 2017 02:29 UTC