Attorney General Jeff Sessions Bids Farewell, Offers Classy Rebuke Of Warren’s Remarks Townhall, Feb 8, 2017, Matt Vespa
Attorney General Jeff Sessions gave his farewell speech and thanked those who support his nomination and had confidence in him to do the job. He added that the attorney general’s office is a law enforcement office first and foremost.
Yet, the soon-to-be-former senator decided to leave on a collegial note, which he was known for during his time in the U.S. Senate.
Sessions acknowledged that this was a tough election. At times, both sides had deep, systemic philosophical disagreements. The Alabama senator said that he always liked debate, but he always tried to keep my disagreements personal. Still, he noted that tension is built into the system.
Nevertheless, he noted that our nation has room for Republicans and Democrats and said that we need latitude in our relationships.
"Let's agree on what we can agree on," he said.
“Denigrating people who disagree with us is not a healthy trend for our body,” said Sessions, alluding to the Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) who referenced the late Sen. Ted Kennedy’s (D-MA) words on his failed 1986 federal judgeship nomination in her speech against his nomination. At the time, Kennedy said, "He [Sessions] is, I believe, a disgrace to the Justice Department and he should withdraw his nomination and resign his position.”
Those remarks eventually ended with Warren being asked to take her seat and speak no further on Sessions’ nomination due to her violating Rule 19 of the Senate, which states that no members of the body shall “directly or indirectly, by any form of words impute to another Senator or to other Senators any conduct or motive unworthy or unbecoming a Senator.”
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Sessions’ resignation becomes effective at 11:55 P.M. February 8, 2017.
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