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Watch: Schumer Forces Senate to Adjourn to Protest Kavanaugh Hearing

By D.A. Banks
Posted September 5, 2018 at 6:05pm

By D.A. Banks

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Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer brought activity in the chamber to an abrupt halt, using a parliamentary tactic that forced Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to adjourn until Thursday.

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