Updated: Apr 22 2021, 17:25 ET
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REPUBLICAN lawmakers erupted in anger on Thursday after a Democratic congressman accused the GOP of spewing racist trash as the House passed a bill that would make Washington DC a state.
In a scathing speech on the House floor, Democratic Rep. Mondaire Jones said: I ve had enough of my colleagues racist insinuations that somehow, the people of Washington, DC, are incapable or even unworthy of our democracy.
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Jones also called out Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton for saying DC wouldn t be a well-rounded, working class state Credit: CNP / Polaris
The progressive freshman then called out Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton for saying DC wouldn t be a well-rounded, working class state.
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