Cori Bush, Nominated To House Judiciary, Balks At Lack Of Law Degree: ‘Lived Experiences Will Drive My Work’

After receiving a nomination to serve on the House Judiciary Committee on Friday, incoming Democratic Congresswoman Cori Bush (D-MO) balked at the idea that she would need a law degree to serve on the powerful committee.

Bush, a registered nurse and Black Lives Matter activist, instead declared that “no degree can teach you what it feels like to experience an officer’s boot stomping your head.” She also said that “the expertise of my community’s lived experiences will drive my work.”