Black lawmakers took to the floor on Wednesday to oppose the nomination of Sen. Jeff Sessions on grounds that he's shown hostility toward civil rights that would make him unfit for the position, according to The Associated Press. New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker made history as the first sitting senator to testify against another sitting senator as he described his own objections to Sessions' background."The arc of the moral universe does not just naturally curve toward justice, we must bend it," Booker said. "America needs an attorney general who is resolute and determined to bend the arc. Sen. Sessions record does not speak to that desire, intention or will." Rep. John Lewis also spoke to the...
