Rep. Cori Bush (D-MO) threw a temper tantrum and interrupted Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA) and House Minority Whip Katherine Clark (D-MA) to accuse Scalise of writing “racist” appropriations bills.
Bush screamed “Your bills are racist” as the House descended into chaos with one angry member yelling “Mr. Speaker, the House is not in order.” Clark then said:
“Mr. Leader, we are gonna continue to stand, in this country for some basic principles that we are sent here for the American people, that we are sent here to defend their freedom, that we are sent here to grow an economy that isn’t just for the wealthy and well-connected, but is for the American family.
“That’s the work we’re doing, that is the basis of the great economic news coming, and we are going to continue that fight.
“We hope that you will say no to extremism, to hatred, to bigotry that is put into these appropriation bills, and say yes to solutions and fairness for the American people and to build an economy where they can see themselves.”
Bush was not embarrassed by her outburst saying:
“I said what I said.
“I didn’t get to finish.
“Their bills are also sexist, patriarchal, xenophobic, classist, homophobic, and transphobic.”
The House descends into chaos after Rep. Cori Bush (D-MO) shouts “Your bills are racist!” in response to House Majority Leader Steve Scalise’s speech in support of GOP appropriation bills.
“I said what I said,” Bush can be heard saying next. pic.twitter.com/6YmxMhPEgn
— The Recount (@therecount) July 27, 2023
I didn’t get to finish.
Their bills are also sexist, patriarchal, xenophobic, classist, homophobic, and transphobic. https://t.co/n4zMstb474
— Cori Bush (@CoriBush) July 28, 2023
