Grassley gavels us back in, gives brief remarks, says there will not be questions for this panel—which includes three Democratic lawmakers.
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Leahy is the acting ranking member this afternoon. Here is the panel:pic.twitter.com/A9oiZ8b6pw
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Booker is up first, says, re: his testimony against colleague, he will always choose "conscience & country" over Senate norms & traditions.
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Booker: "Law and order without justice is unattainable. If there is no justice, there is no peace."
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On protecting women, LGBT people, immigrants, and voting rights, Booker says of Sessions, "his record indicates he won't."
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Booker concludes by thanking members of the Congressional Black Caucus in attendance. Grassley apologizes, says he should have done so.
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John Lewis: "The Bill of Rights, and its amendments. These are the forces I represent today."
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Lewis, on growing up in Alabama: "The rule of law was used to violate the human rights of the poor [including] people of color."
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On the fight for voting rights, Lewis says, "We had to sit-in, we had to stand-in, we had to march."
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Lewis: "There are forces that want to take us back ... and we don't want to go back."
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Lewis: "It doesn't matter how Sen. Sessions may smile ... We need someone as Attorney General who will look out for all of us."
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Now up, Jesse Seroyer, who served with Sessions in the US Attorney's Office: "He believes in law and order for all of the people."
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Seroyer: "A decent ... and faithful man." On the law, "Jeff Sessions loves the people who do the enforcement side of it."
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Two protesters, about Gitmo and torture, rise, speak up, and are escorted out.pic.twitter.com/idR6MgbW68
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