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Violated senate rules? for shame on the republicans. this is wrong on every level, and i say con dwragratulations senator warren for bringing it out. >> was this a tactical move by the republicans. the chamber was almost empty. why pick a fight when the confirmation of jeff sessions is pretty much a done deal? >> well, i think part of it was try to return a little decorum to the senate floor. it wasn't for reading the letter that senator warren was cited. it's called rule 19. she was cited for violating the rule that prevents you from impugning another senator. it was all of her over, frankly,...

Did mitch mcconnell make a mistake by silencing elizabeth warren? >> it's going to shock some people that i work for senator frist when he was majority leader. the senate has rules. last night she broke those rules. senator mcconnell called out senate rule 19 which was about conduct unbecoming a senator. she was warned. >> kind of an arcane rule, isn't it? >> she did break the rules of the senate. senator mcconnell said we're going to censor you. are they going to read the letter all day long? yes. are they seeing lots of fund-raising e-mails? yes. this will be a pattern we'll see for months, ...

Senator warren deserves an apology from senator mcconnell. >> and at this point, you are going to be debating until about 7:00 and then there will be a vote on senator sessions. i'm confused as to how you can, without criticizing senator sessions, you oppose his confirmation, how do you bring up his record without violating this rule 19? >> that is a very good question. i mean, you know, look, it is one thing if somebody gets on to the floor and viciously attacks somebody else. i mean, you know, i don't think we'd want to see that. this is a letter written by coretta scott king to years ago. y...

Ainsley: they confirmed betsy ross yesterday. now they are working on jeff sessions. ainsley: the other betsy. [laughter] steve: i think the democrats could have problem with that they had all nighter for democrats to stand in opposition to awful his nominees. elizabeth warren got up at one point and she was quoting coretta scott king, martin luther king's widow. and also referred to jeff sessions as a disgrace to the department of justice. well, here's the thing. in the u.s. senate they have actually got this thing called rule 19 where you cannot say anything bad about another senator. even w...

Trump and it would be definitely detrimental to america if they didn't get rid of the 60 vote rule. ainsley: opposing senators used to be deferential. now things changed. president obama tried to get several of his cabinet members appointed and there were so many nos. 400 nos. i feel like and i have heard other commentators say this that these are the democrats getting back at the republicans. steve: absolutely. i think it started even earlier than that. ainsley: 40 years ago they said. steve: not since george washington was in washington, d.c. has the top guy had so few been approved at this ...