A Democratic lawmaker proposed exempting black people from paying taxes as a form of reparations last week.
Rep. Jasmine Crockett of Texas said on an episode of “The Black Lawyers Podcast” that a celebrity – she could not remember who – inspired her to look at exempting black people from paying taxes, according to the <a href="https://nypost.com/2024/04/10/us-news/democrat-congresswoman-suggests-black-people-be-exempt-from-paying-taxes/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">New York Post</a>.
“I don’t know that that’s … necessarily a bad idea,” Crockett remembered thinking when she heard the proposal. “One of the things they propose is black folk not have to pay taxes for a certain amount of time because … that puts money back in your pocket.”
Crockett said that a tax exemption may be a more palatable reparations solution to get behind rather than “actually giving out dollars.” The shortfall is that the proposal would only help those black people who are currently paying taxes.
“If you do the no tax thing, for people that are already, say, struggling and not paying taxes in the first place — ” Crockett said.
Progressive Democrats have backed reparations as a way to pay black Americans for the United States’ history of slavery for years, though the proposal has failed to gain popular support. Even in deep blue California, nearly 60% of voters <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/nearly-60-of-california-voters-oppose-cash-reparations-for-slavery-poll">said</a> they opposed such a policy. Just 28% of California voters support it, according to a September poll by the University of California Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies.
Elected Democrats have continued to push the policy, however. In New York, Governor Kathy Hochul in December <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/new-york-governor-kathy-hochul-signs-bill-creating-task-force-to-consider-race-based-reparations">signed</a> legislation creating a commission to study the issue. The bill set forth a nine-member committee tasked with examining “the institution of slavery” and making “determinations regarding compensation.”
In January, Rep. Cori Bush (D-MO) called for reparations in a post on X. Bush said that the United States “owes” the descendants of slaves.
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“Our country owes – OWES – a debt to the descendants of enslaved Black people, not just for slavery, but for what followed, like Black Codes, red lining, Jim Crow, and mass incarceration,” she <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/cori-bush-demands-reparations-gets-a-virtual-earful-instead">said</a>. “That’s why I introduced my Reparations NOW resolution. This country has an obligation.”
Aside from its unpopularity with Americans, reparations have faced other hurdles, such as questions over legality and who would qualify for the special treatment. Critics have said that such a policy would be racist against Americans who had nothing to do with the historic racism against black people.

Jasmine Crockett

Texas Democrat Proposes Race-Based Tax Exemption As Reparations

Cori Bush

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Texas

CNN pundit Scott Jennings provoked the ire of several &#8220;Squad&#8221; members when he referred to Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) as a &#8220;public relations agent for Hamas&#8221; during a recent panel discussion.
Jennings joined a conversation hosted by CNN&#8217;s Abby Phillip — and he responded to Omar&#8217;s promise to vote to re-elect President Joe Biden in 2024 despite any misgivings she might have about his administration&#8217;s continued support for Israel in the war against the terror group Hamas.
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.<a href="https://twitter.com/ScottJenningsKY?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ScottJenningsKY</a> absolutely shredded Ilhan Omar after her appearance on CNN 🔥🔥<a href="https://twitter.com/abbydphillip?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@AbbyDPhillip</a>: “Scott, were you surprised to hear her say pretty clearly she would support President Biden in November? And some of her colleagues, I’m pretty sure, wouldn’t say that today.”… <a href="https://t.co/UrKbBYR9Vu">pic.twitter.com/UrKbBYR9Vu</a>
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Phillip began by asking Scott whether he was surprised to hear Omar say she would vote for Biden, adding, &#8220;And some of her colleagues, I’m pretty sure, wouldn’t say that today.&#8221;
&#8220;No, she&#8217;s a Democrat. They&#8217;re gonna vote for Biden. I&#8217;m not surprised about that,&#8221; Jennings replied. &#8220;I am surprised that, in the year of our Lord, 2024, there is a public relations agent for Hamas sitting in the United States Congress.&#8221;
Jennings went on to talk about the fact that Omar — and many others — had called for an immediate ceasefire but had made no mention that Hamas was still holding hostages who were taken from Israel during the October 7 terror attacks that left more than 1200 people dead.
&#8220;The reason Israel is not at that meeting is because Hamas will not provide a list of the living hostages. I didn&#8217;t hear a word – a word of concern for the hostages. Ceasefires – she said – don&#8217;t happen magically,&#8221; Jennings continued. &#8220;Well, you know there was a ceasefire in place on October the 6th. And who broke it on October the 7th? I cannot believe honestly what I heard out of that interview. What I want are for those hostages to come home. I want somebody – somebody out there to show just a little bit of remorse that Hamas broke the ceasefire, raped, and murdered horrifically women all kinds of people. That – that&#8217;s it. How about a little bit of concern for those folks? That&#8217;s what I&#8217;m looking for.&#8221;
Members of the far-left &#8220;Squad&#8221; were quick to run defense for Omar, however, lashing out at Jennings and CNN for allowing his comments to go unchallenged.
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&#8220;Scott Jennings’ comments are reminiscent of the anti-Muslim bigotry we saw in the George Bush post-9/11 era. It is disgusting and must not be normalized. CNN should denounce this hateful, dangerous and blatant Islamophobia immediately,&#8221; Rep. Cori Bush (D-MO) complained.
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Scott Jennings’ comments are reminiscent of the anti-Muslim bigotry we saw in the George Bush post-9/11 era.
It is disgusting and must not be normalized. CNN should denounce this hateful, dangerous and blatant Islamophobia immediately. <a href="https://t.co/RVOBTm7u8Z">https://t.co/RVOBTm7u8Z</a>
&mdash; Cori Bush (@CoriBush) <a href="https://twitter.com/CoriBush/status/1768085114389504250?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 14, 2024</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;How on earth is this kind of blatant Islamophobia so casually accepted without pushback? This is shocking,&#8221; Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) added.
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How on earth is this kind of blatant Islamophobia so casually accepted without pushback? This is shocking. <a href="https://t.co/ENMPOMIGID">https://t.co/ENMPOMIGID</a>
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Several others also responded as if speaking from the same script, including Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-MA) and <a href="https://twitter.com/JamaalBowmanNY/status/1768268940906483893" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Rep. Jamaal Bowman</a> (D-NY).

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CNN Contributor Calls Ilhan Omar A ‘Public Relations Agent For Hamas’

CNN Contributor Calls Ilhan Omar A 'Public Relations Agent For Hamas'

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

Ilhan Omar

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The Squad

Two <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/house-democrats" target="_blank" rel="noopener">House Democrats</a> voted against a bill to deny refuge in the United States to noncitizens involved with aiding <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/hamas" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Hamas</a> in carrying out the deadly attack on <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/israel" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Israel</a> on October 7 of last year.
Reps. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) and Cori Bush (D-MO), who is <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/squad-member-cori-bush-faces-doj-criminal-probe-report" target="_blank" rel="noopener">facing a criminal inquiry</a> into her expenditures on security services, opposed the <a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/6679" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Immigration Benefits for Hamas Terrorists Act</a>. Both lawmakers are members of the leftist &#8220;Squad&#8221; who have been <a href="https://bush.house.gov/media/press-releases/congresswomen-bush-tlaib-on-the-international-court-of-justices-initial-ruling-in-south-africas-genocide-case-against-israel" target="_blank" rel="noopener">critical</a> of U.S. support for Israel as it fights Hamas in the Gaza Strip.
One other Democrat, Rep. Delia Ramirez (D-IL), voted &#8220;present.&#8221; The rest of the Democrats who voted, <a href="https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2024/roll028.xml" target="_blank" rel="noopener">207 of them</a>, joined with all 215 voting Republicans to pass the measure. Six members did not vote.
The bill, which now heads to the Senate, was <a href="https://mcclintock.house.gov/newsroom/press-releases/immigration-legislation-passes-house-judiciary-committee" target="_blank" rel="noopener">introduced</a> by Rep. Tom McClintock (R-CA), who said it &#8220;provides that any alien who carried out, participated in, planned, financed, afforded material support to, or otherwise facilitated any of the attacks against Israel initiated by Hamas beginning on October 7, 2023 be inadmissible for citizenship and be ineligible for any relief under immigration law&#8221; such as protection from being deported or asylum in the United States.
Tlaib, who is the sole Palestinian American member of Congress, <a href="https://tlaib.house.gov/posts/tlaib-opposes-hateful-gop-anti-immigrant-bills" target="_blank" rel="noopener">argued</a> the bill is &#8220;unnecessary because it is redundant with already existing federal law. It’s just another GOP messaging bill being used to incite anti-Arab, anti-Palestinian, and anti-Muslim hatred that makes communities like ours unsafe.&#8221;
Ramirez said she voted &#8220;present&#8221; because she is &#8220;done with political games&#8221; after participating in the lengthy Homeland Security Committee meeting that led to the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/house-committee-advances-two-articles-of-impeachment-against-mayorkas" target="_blank" rel="noopener">advancement of</a> two articles charging high crimes and misdemeanors against Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas for his handling of border security.
&#8220;There are ALREADY no immigration benefits for Hamas terrorists,&#8221; she <a href="https://ramirez.house.gov/media/press-releases/congresswoman-ramirez-statement-present-vote-hr-6679" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>, adding later, &#8220;I could not stomach another bill only introduced to score cheap political points, politicize immigration, and divide our communities. Like the Republican’s sham impeachment, this bill does not meaningfully address border security nor further protect our communities. H.R.6679 is unnecessary. It’s a waste of resources and time. And I’m not playing along.”
Some Republicans posted to X about their vote for the bill after its passage in the House and what it signals about the U.S. stance on the Hamas terrorist attacks.
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&#8220;Anyone who participated in, facilitated, or assisted Hamas in carrying out the October 7th attacks on Israel has no place in the United States,&#8221; <a href="https://twitter.com/RepMarkGreen/status/1752044374521696688" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> Homeland Security Committee Chairman Mark Green (R-TN). &#8220;America will NOT be a sanctuary for terrorists,&#8221; <a href="https://twitter.com/RepBurgessOwens/status/1752835175988277678" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> Rep. Burgess Owens (R-UT).
The GOP-led House also <a href="https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/202427" target="_blank" rel="noopener">passed another bill</a> from McClintock on Wednesday, this one seeking to remove or bar any noncitizen who commits Social Security and ID fraud. That measure garnered less support from Democrats, with 55 voting for it and 155 against it.

Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) (R) and Rep. Cori Bush (D-MO)

2 House Dems Vote Against Denying Refuge To Noncitizens Involved With Hamas Attack On Israel

2 House Dems Vote Against Denying Immigration Benefits To Noncitizens Involved With Hamas Attack On Israel

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Rep. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/cori-bush" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Cori Bush</a> (D-MO) confirmed this week that there is an active federal criminal investigation underway over allegations that she misspent funds on personal security.
The criminal probe into the leftist “Squad” and “Defund the Police” advocate centers around issues related to her Member Representation Allowance (MRA). News broke of the investigation after a federal subpoena for records was <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/squad-member-cori-bush-faces-doj-criminal-probe-report" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announced</a> in the House on Monday.
Max Cohen, a reporter for Punchbowl News, said in a post to X that he asked Bush “directly” about the investigation on Monday night. “She repeatedly declined to comment and reprimanded me for approaching her as she had a toothache,” the journalist recalled.
Bush confirmed the news in a statement to reporters on Tuesday afternoon, claiming that she holds herself and her campaign to &#8220;the highest levels of integrity.&#8221;
&#8220;I also believe in transparency, which is why I can confirm that the Department of Justice is reviewing my campaign&#8217;s spending on security services. We are fully cooperating in this investigation,&#8221; she said. &#8220;Since before I was sworn into office, I have endured relentless threats to my physical safety and life. As a rank-and-file member of Congress, I am not entitled to personal protection by the House, and instead have used campaign funds as permissible to retain security services. I have not used any federal tax dollars for personal security services. Any reporting that I have used federal funds for personal security is simply false.&#8221;
&#8220;In recent months, right-wing organizations have lodged baseless complaints against me, peddling notions that I have misused campaign funds to pay for personal security services. That is simply not true,&#8221; she continued, claiming that she has complied with all relevant laws.
&#8220;In particular, the nature of these allegations have been around my husband&#8217;s role on the campaign,&#8221; she said. &#8220;In accordance with all applicable rules, I retained my husband as part of my security team to provide security services because he has had extensive experience in this area, and is able to provide the necessary services at or below a fair market rate.&#8221;
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She said she believes that the investigation will eventually be dismissed.
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Cori Bush addresses DOJ investigation:
&quot;I have not used any federal tax dollars for personal security services. Any reporting that I have used funds for personal security is simply false&#8230;.right-wing organizations have launched baseless complaints against me.&quot; <a href="https://t.co/1JvJP6qdzJ">pic.twitter.com/1JvJP6qdzJ</a>
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Daniel Chaitin contributed to this report.

Democrat Cori Bush Responds To Federal Criminal Probe: ‘Right-Wing Orgs’ Behind Probe From Biden’s DOJ

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Department of Justice

The <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/department-of-justice" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Department of Justice</a> (DOJ) is investigating Rep. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/cori-bush" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Cori Bush</a> (D-MO), a member of the leftist “Squad” and &#8220;Defund the Police&#8221; advocate, for allegedly misspending funds meant for personal security.
Sources <a href="https://twitter.com/JakeSherman/status/1752354747137368083" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/JakeSherman/status/1752088554186957266" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Punchbowl News</a> that a subpoena for records <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/house-clerk-announces-grand-jury-subpoena-report-says-house-dem-under-doj-investigation" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announced</a> in the House on Monday was connected to a criminal probe into Bush. The inquiry is looking at <a href="https://twitter.com/bresreports/status/1752355402606399836" target="_blank" rel="noopener">issues related to</a> her Member Representation Allowance (MRA).
House Sergeant at Arms William McFarland said in a message conveyed by the reading clerk that he consulted with the Office of General Counsel and determined that compliance was &#8220;consistent with the rights and privileges of the House.&#8221;
Max Cohen, a reporter for Punchbowl News, <a href="https://twitter.com/maxpcohen/status/1752356603133624745" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> in a post to X that he asked Bush &#8220;directly&#8221; about the investigation on Monday night. &#8220;She repeatedly declined to comment and reprimanded me for approaching her as she had a toothache,&#8221; the journalist recalled.
Bush released a statement on Tuesday that said she can &#8220;confirm&#8221; that the DOJ is &#8220;reviewing&#8221; her campaign&#8217;s spending on security services. &#8220;We are fully cooperating in this investigation,&#8221; she added.
&#8220;Since before I was sworn into office, I have endured relentless threats to my physical safety and life,&#8221; Bush said. &#8220;As a rank-and-file member of Congress I am not entitled to personal protection by the House, and instead have used campaign funds as permissible to retain security services. I have not used any federal tax dollars for personal security funds.&#8221;
Rep. Pete Aguilar (D-CA), the chairman of the House Democratic Caucus, <a href="https://twitter.com/cspan/status/1752362801148944825" target="_blank" rel="noopener">declined</a> to comment on the DOJ probe news on Tuesday, saying &#8220;that&#8217;s something for the Justice Department.&#8221;
Bush has represented her St. Louis-area district since 2021 after she toppled Rep. Lacy Clay (D-MO) <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/05/us/politics/cori-bush-missouri-william-lacy-clay.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">in the 2020 primary</a>, and over the years she has <a href="https://twitter.com/henryrodgersdc/status/1384555347474632710" target="_blank" rel="noopener">faced scrutiny</a> over payments for private security despite her calls to defund the police.
Her campaign has spent more than $750,000 on security services since 2019, <a href="https://www.fec.gov/data/disbursements/?data_type=processed&amp;committee_id=C00638767&amp;disbursement_description=security" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according to federal election data</a>. The congresswoman has previously said she was doling out money for protection because of <a href="https://twitter.com/MikeKBerg/status/1423257378993147907" target="_blank" rel="noopener">attempts on her life</a>.
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In addition to the federal spending, Cori Bush&#39;s congressional campaign committee has also spent over three quarters of a million dollars on security since 2020, far and away the campaign&#39;s biggest expense category. <a href="https://t.co/GylrJyLvnJ">https://t.co/GylrJyLvnJ</a> <a href="https://t.co/mdyRygRUPK">pic.twitter.com/mdyRygRUPK</a>
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Conservative watchdog groups have raised concerns about tens of thousands of campaign dollars in payments to Courtney Merrits, whom Bush <a href="https://www.ksdk.com/article/news/politics/congresswoman-cori-bush-marries-campaign-security-guard-wedding/63-7652bd27-3e9b-48e3-94ae-3971ae551749" target="_blank" rel="noopener">married nearly a year ago</a> after hiring him as a security guard, potentially not being for <a href="https://nypost.com/2023/03/02/cori-bush-gets-fec-complaint-for-paying-husband-for-security/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">&#8220;bona fide services&#8221;</a> and at &#8220;fair market value.&#8221;
Bush said in her statement on Tuesday that the &#8220;frivolous&#8221; complaints have resulted in a number of ongoing investigations, including by the Federal Election Commission and the House Ethics Committee, and she insisted that her team is cooperating with all of them.
The congresswoman also noted the Office of Congressional Ethics (OCE) &#8220;found no wrongdoing and voted unanimously to dismiss the case&#8221; and added that she looks forward to &#8220;this same outcome&#8221; in all the pending investigations. The OCE Board said in September that it voted to recommend to the House Ethics Committee that the matter be dismissed, according to a letter <a href="https://nypost.com/2023/10/26/news/ethics-office-recommends-clearing-cori-bush-over-campaign-payments-to-her-husband/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> by the New York Post.
&#8220;I am under no illusion that these right-wing organizations will stop politicizing and pursuing efforts to attack me and the work that the people of St. Louis sent me to Congress to do: to lead boldly, to legislate change my constituents can feel, and to save lives,&#8221; Bush said in her statement on Tuesday.

U.S. Rep. Cori Bush

‘Squad’ Member Cori Bush Faces DOJ Criminal Probe

'Squad' Member Cori Bush Faces DOJ Criminal Probe

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U.S. House of Representatives

A watchdog group filed an ethics complaint on Monday against several members of Congress including Rep. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/nancy-pelosi" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Nancy Pelosi</a> (D-CA) and Rep. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/alexandria-ocasio-cortez" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez</a> (D-NY), accusing the Democratic lawmakers of abusing official resources for political benefit. 
The Foundation for Accountability and Civic Trust (FACT) filed the complaint to the Office of Congressional Ethics against Reps. Cori Bush (D-MO), Jamaal Bowman (D-NY), Sean Casten (D-IL), Greg Casar (D-TX), Maxwell Frost (D-FL), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), Ilhan Omar (D-MN), and Ritchie Torres (D-NY). They are all accused of linking official government resources to their campaign accounts, a violation of federal law and House ethics rules regulating the social media activity of Congress.
The lawmakers “have all published numerous social media posts on their campaign accounts either using official government resources or re-posting official government content, including official photographs and video, work product, and official social media posts,” according to a copy of the <a href="https://65db7681-e755-4cff-abe7-1d9e373df4db.usrfiles.com/ugd/65db76_a61e7c9a334a4837835b7e47e084a9c3.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">complaint</a> first shared with The Daily Wire. 
FACT said that the violations are serious because they allow politicians to give a sense of official legitimacy to campaign accounts. 
“Though to some it may seem like a simple thing on the surface, the Members choosing to break this law do it for a reason — it advantages them politically. The various codes governing elected officials’ behavior all purposefully — and wisely — prevent Members from blatantly leveraging their currently held office to either get reelected or to use their position to gain a future position,” the letter said. 
The complaint included about 91 pages of evidence documenting the violations of official House rules. One example included Pelosi posting House January 6 footage from her official campaign account. 
“This is not an isolated incident. These violations are rampant and obvious, and clearly the OCE’s failure to act has encouraged continued violations. This failure has also incentivized these Members to use House proceedings for political campaigning rather than doing what is in the best interest of the country,” FACT Executive Director Kendra Arnold told The Daily Wire.
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 “Likewise, it is also clear why these Members are doing this, it&#8217;s for a political advantage and one that is paid for by the taxpayers. The OCE has both the authority and a clear responsibility to ensure each ethics violation is dealt with swiftly. Not doing so both permits clear violations to continue and erodes the public’s trust in the OCE itself,” she added. 
FACT has <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/government-watchdog-files-ethics-complaint-against-florida-democrat-congressman-over-alleged-abuse-of-official-resources" target="_blank" rel="noopener">filed similar individual complaints</a> against other members of Congress this year, including Frost, Casten, and Rep. Reuben Gallego (R-AZ).

Pelosi Introduces Select Committee On Economic Disparity And Fairness Of Growth

Nancy Pelosi, AOC Accused Of Abusing Official Government Resources In Watchdog Complaint

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Ted Lieu

Rep. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/cori-bush" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Cori Bush</a> (D-MO) got a virtual earful in response to her latest demand for &#8220;reparations,&#8221; in which she claimed that black Americans were &#8220;OWED&#8221; restitution for the damages wrought by slavery, Jim Crow laws, and other policies.
Bush took to X to outline her grievances and announce that she had put forth a resolution designed to address them.
&#8220;Our country owes – OWES – a debt to the descendants of enslaved Black people, not just for slavery, but for what followed, like Black Codes, red lining, Jim Crow, and mass incarceration,&#8221; she posted. &#8220;That’s why I introduced my Reparations NOW resolution. This country has an obligation.&#8221;
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Our country owes–OWES–a debt to the descendants of enslaved Black people, not just for slavery, but for what followed, like Black Codes, red lining, Jim Crow, and mass incarceration.
That’s why I introduced my Reparations NOW resolution. This country has an obligation.
&mdash; Cori Bush (@CoriBush) <a href="https://twitter.com/CoriBush/status/1744475131626271005?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 8, 2024</a></blockquote>
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Critics questioned Bush&#8217;s knowledge and understanding of history, noting that every one of the policies she had taken issue with had been authored, supported, and even championed by her own party: Democrats.
&#8220;All Democrat policies,&#8221; radio host Dana Loesch pointed out, adding, &#8220;I&#8217;m totally for your party making amends for what it did — including to Indigenous Americans when they sent them on the Democrat Genocide Trail.&#8221;
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All Democrat policies. I&#39;m totally for your party making amends for what it did &#8212; including to Indigenous Americans when they sent them on the Democrat Genocide Trail. <a href="https://t.co/1YFc0xz6wC">https://t.co/1YFc0xz6wC</a>
&mdash; Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) <a href="https://twitter.com/DLoesch/status/1744766343323238643?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 9, 2024</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;Maybe *your* party does, but I&#8217;m a Republican,&#8221; Chad Felix Greene added.
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Maybe *your* party does, but I&#39;m a Republican. <a href="https://t.co/oKvCdSutm6">https://t.co/oKvCdSutm6</a>
&mdash; Chad Felix Greene 🇮🇱 (@chadfelixg) <a href="https://twitter.com/chadfelixg/status/1744480260677099847?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 8, 2024</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;Given her list of grievances, sounds like Cori Bush is calling for the Democrat party to be sued,&#8221; another posted.
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Given her list of grievances, sounds like Cori Bush is calling for the Democrat party to be sued. <a href="https://t.co/JgeK1ACsCr">https://t.co/JgeK1ACsCr</a>
&mdash; Mary Beth | ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ 🦅🇺🇸 (@mbhouse) <a href="https://twitter.com/mbhouse/status/1744831957786096022?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 9, 2024</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;Mass incarceration you say @CoriBush? Your Democrat boys BillClinton and @POTUS did that. You think you get to vote for the problem AND demand compensation for it?&#8221; @thevivafrei wanted to know.
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Mass incarceration you say <a href="https://twitter.com/CoriBush?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@CoriBush</a>?
Your Democrat boys BillClinton and <a href="https://twitter.com/POTUS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@POTUS</a> did that. 
You think you get to vote for the problem AND demand compensation for it? <a href="https://t.co/MbFHsKNPhK">https://t.co/MbFHsKNPhK</a>
&mdash; Viva Frei (@thevivafrei) <a href="https://twitter.com/thevivafrei/status/1744828014569865474?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 9, 2024</a></blockquote>
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Attorney Marina Medvin argued that families whose loved ones died fighting to end slavery during the American Civil War ought to be eligible for reparations as well, posting, &#8220;360,000 Union soldiers died in the Civil War. They paid with their lives to end slavery. If reparations were due it would be directly to the slaves AND to the families of Union soldiers killed— out of the pockets of Confederate slave owners, not from US citizens 160 years later. Many of those asked to pay today have already paid for slavery with the lives of their ancestors.&#8221;
&#8220;This discussion is both absurd and insulting to US history,&#8221; Medvin continued. &#8220;Note to Conservatives— Do not allow the talk of reparations to go on without demanding reparations for families of Union soldiers. The left wants to play. Go play.&#8221;
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360,000 Union soldiers died in the Civil War. They paid with their lives to end slavery. If reparations were due it would be directly to the slaves AND to the families of Union soldiers killed— out of the pockets of Confederate slave owners, not from US citizens 160 years later.… <a href="https://t.co/2LbcZWKtA7">https://t.co/2LbcZWKtA7</a>
&mdash; Marina Medvin 🇺🇸 (@MarinaMedvin) <a href="https://twitter.com/MarinaMedvin/status/1744780448515977339?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 9, 2024</a></blockquote>
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Rep. Cori Bush

Cori Bush Demands Reparations, Gets A Virtual Earful Instead

American Civil War

Dana Loesch

Racism

Actor and comedian Jon Lovitz laid into Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) in a Friday post on X, saying that her post wishing Jews everywhere a &#8220;Happy Hanukkah&#8221; was &#8220;the definition of the word &#8216;chutzpah.'&#8221;
Pointing out the fact that Tlaib had voted — and <a href="https://twitter.com/RepRashida/status/1732125408252846106" target="_blank" rel="noopener">bragged about her vote</a> — against the recent House Resolution condemning anti-Semitism and affirming Israel&#8217;s right to exist and defend itself, Lovitz called out the &#8220;hypocrisy&#8221; of then turning around to offer Hanukkah greetings.
&#8220;Happy Hanukkah to our Jewish neighbors in #12thDistrictStrong and beyond. May this be a time of love and community for you and your loved ones,&#8221; Tlaib posted in honor of the first night of Hanukkah on Thursday.
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Happy Hanukkah to our Jewish neighbors in <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/12thDistrictStrong?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#12thDistrictStrong</a> and beyond.   May this be a time of love and community for you and your loved ones.
&mdash; Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib (@RepRashida) <a href="https://twitter.com/RepRashida/status/1732887598140379526?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 7, 2023</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;The definition of the word, &#8216;Chutzpah!'&#8221; Lovitz posted,  &#8220;As a member of Congress, I voted NO against a resolution condemning antisemitism and recognizing the right of our ally, Israel, to exist. Then, a few days later, wished the same people, Happy Hanukkah. It would be laughable, if you&#8217;re [sic] hypocrisy wasn&#8217;t so disgusting.&#8221;
Lovitz was not the only one to take issue with Tlaib&#8217;s post.
&#8220;I can&#8217;t imagine a more dishonest tweet than this. Does she even know what the story of Hanukkah is?&#8221; Pradheep Shanker asked.
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I can&#39;t imagine a more dishonest tweet than this.
Does she even know what the story of Hanukkah is? <a href="https://t.co/ixYzTHWjsy">https://t.co/ixYzTHWjsy</a>
&mdash; Pradheep J. Shanker (@Neoavatara) <a href="https://twitter.com/Neoavatara/status/1732929843258343622?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 8, 2023</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;This holiday celebrates Jewish independence, pride and sovereignty in our own land, as well as our consistent refusal to bend the knee to heathens. Take your universalist jibber jabber elsewhere, you’re no friend of ours,&#8221; Annika Rothstein added.
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This holiday celebrates Jewish independence, pride and sovereignty in our own land, as well as our consistent refusal to bend the knee to heathens. Take your universalist jibber jabber elsewhere, you’re no friend of ours. <a href="https://t.co/KJTQ3zYWoL">https://t.co/KJTQ3zYWoL</a>
&mdash; Annika H Rothstein (@truthandfiction) <a href="https://twitter.com/truthandfiction/status/1732890749845258390?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 7, 2023</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;I wonder if Rashida Tlaib realizes that #Hanukkah is literally the celebration of the successful #Jewish war against the Greeks who tried to ethnically cleanse indigenous Jews from #Israel. 800 years before the creation of Islam,&#8221; @persianjewess said.
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I wonder if Rashida Tlaib realizes that <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Hanukkah?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Hanukkah</a> is literally the celebration of the successful <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Jewish?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Jewish</a> war against the Greeks who tried to ethnically cleanse indigenous Jews from <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Israel?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Israel</a>.
800 years before the creation of Islam. <a href="https://t.co/J58Skt1XUL">https://t.co/J58Skt1XUL</a>
&mdash; The Persian Jewess (@persianjewess) <a href="https://twitter.com/persianjewess/status/1733194454503424009?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 8, 2023</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;She literally just admitted Jews were in the land 1,000 years before Mohammad was born,&#8221; Ari Hoffman posted.
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She literally just admitted Jews were in the land 1,000 years before Mohammad was born
&mdash; Ari Hoffman (@thehoffather) <a href="https://twitter.com/thehoffather/status/1732948199646884280?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 8, 2023</a></blockquote>
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2022 Harold And Carole Pump Foundation Gala – Arrivals

‘The Definition Of The Word Chutzpah!’: Jon Lovitz Torches Rashida Tlaib Over Hanukkah Message

'The Definition Of The Word Chutzpah!': Jon Lovitz Torches Rashida Tlaib Over Hanukkah Message

Anti-Semitism

Hanukkah

Jon Lovitz

Rep. Cori Bush (D-MO) delivered an emotionally charged rant on the House floor on Tuesday, scolding her colleagues for their plan to censure Rep. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/u-s-house-votes-to-censure-democrat-rashida-tlaib-for-supporting-genocide-of-israel" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Rashida Tlaib</a> (D-MI) over her recent pro-Hamas, anti-Israel, and anti-Semitic comments.
Bush defended Tlaib, who was ultimately censured after <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/rashida-tlaib-shares-video-promoting-israels-destruction-claims-biden-is-the-one-supporting-genocide" target="_blank" rel="noopener">sharing video</a> of Michiganders chanting genocidal anti-Semitic slogans like &#8220;From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free&#8221; — and then accusing President Joe Biden of supporting &#8220;genocide&#8221; when he said that the United States would stand with Israel in the wake of the October 7th Hamas terror attacks.
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Cori Bush just went on what is probably the most unhinged rant I&#39;ve ever seen in Congress on the censure resolution of Rashida Tlaib.
She even refused to stop after the mic was cut off. <a href="https://t.co/yon1HfFEaP">pic.twitter.com/yon1HfFEaP</a>
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Bush&#8217;s speech, delivered in a series of breathless bursts, began as a defense of Tlaib and quickly went sideways as she turned and condemned the very body she was addressing, claiming that Congress had &#8220;enslaved black people&#8221; and continued to yell even after her time expired and her mic was cut off.
Leading off with the race card, Bush claimed that Tlaib was only under fire because no one cared about or had empathy for people who &#8220;look like&#8221; her. &#8220;It&#8217;s outrageous that my colleagues are blatantly — blatantly — attempting to silence the only Palestinian American representative right here. It&#8217;s outrageous, but it&#8217;s not surprising.&#8221;
&#8220;Let me tell you, it&#8217;s not surprising because this place &#8230; is where 1,700 members &#8230; this elected body &#8230; enslaved black people,&#8221; she continued, and she began gasping for air to punctuate each point. &#8220;It&#8217;s not surprising, because they thought it was right.&#8221;
&#8220;It&#8217;s not surprising because this is the place &#8230; where members continue to claim that the insurrection &#8230; on the Capitol &#8230; just looked appeared to look &#8230; like a normal tourist visit, it&#8217;s not surprising &#8230; because this is the place &#8230; where our black and brown staff members repeatedly speak &#8230; of experiencing racism and sexism &#8230; islamophobia, get pushed off of elevators &#8230; xenophobia and more right here in this workplace,&#8221; she shouted. &#8220;This is the place.&#8221;
Bush tried to pivot back to Tlaib, claiming then that she &#8220;mourns&#8221; for the 1,400 people in Israel — most of them civilians and many women and children — who were slaughtered by Hamas terrorists on October 7th. But by the time she brought the topic back around to Tlaib, her time had expired. Still, she continued to shout after being told several times that she was no longer recognized and did not stop even when her mic was cut off.
A number of critics responded to Bush&#8217;s comments, referring to her defense of Tlaib as an &#8220;unhinged rant&#8221; and pointing out the obvious historical flaw in her claim: namely that Congress has never had 1700 members and voted in 1865 to abolish slavery.
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Kenny Webster made the point, though he was slightly off on the date — that it was then President Abraham Lincoln whose Emancipation Proclamation freed the slaves in 1863 and the vote to abolish the practice entirely came two years later: &#8220;Cori Bush: &#8216;this place is where 1700 members of Congress enslaved black people.&#8217; Nope &#8230; There were never 1700 members of Congress but in 1863, 230 members of Congress freed the slaves. Is she high on drugs?&#8221;
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Cori Bush: &quot;this place is where 1700 members of Congress enslaved black people&quot; 
Nope&#8230; There were never 1700 members of Congress but in 1863 230 members of Congress freed the slaves.
Is she high on drugs? <a href="https://t.co/PAfJiWLlZb">https://t.co/PAfJiWLlZb</a>
&mdash; Kenny Webster (@KennethRWebster) <a href="https://twitter.com/KennethRWebster/status/1722229648489373995?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 8, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Just Majority Supreme Court Reform Press Conference In St. Louis, MO

‘Is She High?’: Cori Bush Delivers ‘Unhinged Rant,’ Blames Congress For Slavery In Defense Of Rashida Tlaib

'Is She High?': Cori Bush Delivers 'Unhinged Rant,' Blames Congress For Slavery In Defense Of Rashida Tlaib

<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/st-louis" target="_blank" rel="noopener">St. Louis</a> County Prosecuting Attorney Wesley Bell announced on Monday that he was ending his U.S. Senate campaign to instead compete for the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/u-s-house-of-representatives" target="_blank" rel="noopener">House</a> seat held by Rep. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/cori-bush" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Cori Bush</a> (D-MO), a member of the leftist &#8220;Squad.&#8221;
The pair will face off in the Democratic Party&#8217;s primary in <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/missouri" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Missouri</a>&#8216;s First Congressional District next year, which Bush has won in the past two elections.
&#8220;Over the last several weeks, as I&#8217;ve campaigned around the state, I&#8217;ve heard one refrain from Democrats above all else: yes, we need you in Washington, but St. Louis needs you in the House of Representatives,&#8221; Bell <a href="https://twitter.com/WesleyBell4MO/status/1719052500718821661" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> in a statement.
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&mdash; Wesley Bell (@WesleyBell4MO) <a href="https://twitter.com/WesleyBell4MO/status/1719052500718821661?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 30, 2023</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;So, after thoughtful consideration and consultation with respected and committed community and political leaders, I am formally withdrawing as a candidate for the U.S. Senate, and announcing my candidacy for the Democratic nomination to US House of Representatives for Missouri&#8217;s First Congressional District.&#8221;
In a <a href="https://twitter.com/daveweigel/status/1719036551408042332" target="_blank" rel="noopener">press conference</a>, Bell said the &#8220;Defund the Police&#8221; movement <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/democrat-cori-bush-reignites-calls-for-defunding-the-police-amid-violent-crime-surge" target="_blank" rel="noopener">backed by Bush</a> was &#8220;misguided&#8221; and &#8220;hurt Democrats.&#8221; He also said Bush&#8217;s push to <a href="https://www.ksdk.com/article/news/politics/national-politics/us-rep-cori-bush-calls-end-military-aid-to-israel/63-c48f7cf4-0102-4c15-88d0-f123bfd33782" target="_blank" rel="noopener">cut aid</a> to Israel — at a time when Israel is fighting Hamas in response to terrorist attacks — was out of sync with people in their party view as the appropriate response.
&#8220;Understanding this unique place that we are with the world literally on fire,&#8221; Bell said, &#8220;I think that we need to make certain that we are providing that effective leadership, not only in our district but in D.C. and on the world stage.&#8221;
Bell, who was elected as St. Louis County prosecuting attorney in 2018, announced in June that he was running against Sen. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/josh-hawley" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Josh Hawley</a> (R-MO). Asked on Monday if he planned to endorse another candidate in the Senate race, Bell said he had not considered it yet but noted there were &#8220;viable&#8221; competitors against Hawley still in the contest.
On his <a href="https://bell4mo.com/about/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">campaign website</a>, Bell is described as being &#8220;committed to strengthening our economy by focusing on workers and job and skills training, lowering health insurance and prescription drug costs, reinvesting in rural communities, standing up for seniors, and protecting our planet by fighting climate change.&#8221;

Prosecutor Drops Senate Bid, Takes Up Challenge Against ‘Squad’ Member

Prosecutor Drops Senate Bid, Takes Up Challenge Against 'Squad' Member

2024 Election

Missouri

Rep. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/cori-bush" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Cori Bush</a> (D-MO) faced backlash online on Wednesday over a false and inflammatory tweet on the ninth anniversary of when Michael Brown attacked a police officer and was subsequently killed when the officer defended himself.
&#8220;Today is the 9th anniversary of Mike Brown’s killing,&#8221; Bush said. &#8220;He would be alive today if the institutions of racism and white supremacy were eradicated. He should be alive today. We will never forget. We will continue to fight for justice and accountability.&#8221;
Former President Barack Obama&#8217;s Department of Justice (DOJ) concluded that there was no credible evidence to disprove Missouri Police Officer Darren Wilson&#8217;s story that he shot Brown after Brown attacked him while he was seated in his police vehicle. The encounter happened after Wilson was called to the area to respond to Brown reportedly stealing from a store and attacking a store clerk.
&#8220;Brown’s DNA inside the SUV and on Wilson’s shirt collar and the bullet trajectory and close-range gunshot wound to Brown’s hand, establish that Brown’s arms and/or torso were inside the SUV,&#8221; the report <a href="https://www.justice.gov/sites/default/files/opa/press-releases/attachments/2015/03/04/doj_report_on_shooting_of_michael_brown_1.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>. Brown was 6&#8217;5&#8221; and <a href="https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2015/08/10/the-cop" target="_blank" rel="noopener">weighed</a> nearly 300 pounds.
&#8220;As detailed throughout this report, several witnesses stated that Brown appeared to pose a physical threat to Wilson as he moved toward Wilson,&#8221; the report added. &#8220;According to these witnesses, who are corroborated by blood evidence in the roadway, as Brown continued to move toward Wilson, Wilson fired at Brown in what appeared to be self-defense and stopped firing once Brown fell to the ground.&#8221;
Radio host Dana Loesch responded to Bush, &#8220;He would be alive today if he had not chosen to steal from a convenience store, resulting in the owner calling police, resulting in police stopping him, at which point Brown CHOSE to attack a cop and try to take his gun &#8212; which Eric Holder&#8217;s own DOJ concluded with its forensics report. Stop YOUR shameful and racist rewrite of facts.&#8221;
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He would be alive today if he had not chosen to steal from a convenience store, resulting in the owner calling police, resulting in police stopping him, at which point Brown CHOSE to attack a cop and try to take his gun &#8212; which Eric Holder&#39;s own DOJ concluded with its forensics… <a href="https://t.co/CQonKiGT3g">https://t.co/CQonKiGT3g</a>
&mdash; Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) <a href="https://twitter.com/DLoesch/status/1689318416090374171?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 9, 2023</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;This only goes to show how the Left plays the long game,&#8221; said Daily Wire podcast host Matt Walsh. &#8220;The whole Michael Brown narrative has been definitively exposed as a hoax but they will keep repeating it year after year after year until we get tired of correcting it and the truth is forgotten by history.&#8221;
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Other notable responses included:
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Mike Brown attacked and tried to kill a cop, after robbing a minority-owned liquor store.
Unbelievable they&#39;re still trying this &quot;new civil rights heroes&quot; crap. <a href="https://t.co/QyRzNU4DyO">https://t.co/QyRzNU4DyO</a>
&mdash; Wilfred Reilly (@wil_da_beast630) <a href="https://twitter.com/wil_da_beast630/status/1689335180547215360?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 9, 2023</a></blockquote>
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He choked a bodega owner in the act of shoplifting and attempted to assault the responding police officer while grabbing his firearm. 
Eric Holder&#39;s justice department cleared the officer of any wrongdoing. <a href="https://t.co/WsDOnBPryK">https://t.co/WsDOnBPryK</a>
&mdash; Stephen L. Miller (@redsteeze) <a href="https://twitter.com/redsteeze/status/1689351109020958720?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 9, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Democrat Cori Bush Slammed Over Tweet About Michael Brown On 9th Anniversary Of His Attack On Cop

Michael Brown

Social Media

A Democrat yelled &#8220;your bills are racist!&#8221; while Majority Leader <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/steve-scalise">Steve Scalise</a> (R-LA) spoke in the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/u-s-house-of-representatives">House</a> chamber on Thursday.
The moment happened after the GOP-led House passed the first of 12 annual appropriations bills, <a href="https://thehill.com/homenews/house/4123560-cori-bush-yells-at-steve-scalise-on-house-floor-your-bills-are-racist/">as reported by The Hill</a>, and Scalise announced the lower chamber would be heading into summer recess at the end of the day.
During <a href="https://twitter.com/cspan/status/1684631574963212288">a back-and-forth</a> with House Minority Whip Katherine Clark (D-MA), Scalise got interrupted by someone who shouted, &#8220;Your bills are racist!&#8221;
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As Rep. <a href="https://twitter.com/SteveScalise?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SteveScalise</a> speaks, <a href="https://twitter.com/RepCori?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RepCori</a> Bush yells in House chamber: &quot;Your bills are racist!&quot; <a href="https://t.co/JNxh9lfL8M">pic.twitter.com/JNxh9lfL8M</a>
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The chamber quickly erupted with a chorus of boos and calls for the House to get back to order. It was pointed out by multiple news outlets that Rep. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/cori-bush">Cori Bush</a> (D-MO) was the one who shouted.
Bush owned up to the disruption with an unapologetic <a href="https://twitter.com/RepCori/status/1684634655260102656">post to X</a>, saying, &#8220;I said what I said,&#8221; along with shrugging emoji.
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I said what I said 🤷🏾‍♀️ <a href="https://t.co/ZTjfUfJ24K">https://t.co/ZTjfUfJ24K</a>
&mdash; Congresswoman Cori Bush (@RepCori) <a href="https://twitter.com/RepCori/status/1684634655260102656?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 27, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Clark went on to speak about the effort to pass spending legislation.
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&#8220;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,&#8221; <a href="https://www.mediaite.com/politics/cori-bush-shouts-your-bills-are-racist-at-republican-leader-scalise-during-heated-house-debate/">she said</a> in her remarks.
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WATCH: U.S. House colloquy between <a href="https://twitter.com/SteveScalise?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SteveScalise</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/WhipKClark?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@WhipKClark</a> as members prepare to depart for August recess. <a href="https://t.co/uU5kdDo3WO">pic.twitter.com/uU5kdDo3WO</a>
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The House approved <a href="https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2023380">by a 219-211 vote</a> a <a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/4366">spending bill</a> to fund military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies in fiscal year 2024. The tally was virtually on party lines, although two Republicans voted against the measure.
&#8220;Every single House Democrat just voted AGAINST funding the Veterans Affairs Department and veterans&#8217; benefits,&#8221; Scalise said in a <a href="https://twitter.com/SteveScalise/status/1684665580203241472">post to X</a>. &#8220;Thankfully Republicans were there to pass the bill to fully fund the VA and give our veterans the benefits they deserve.&#8221;
The House&#8217;s summer recess is poised to <a href="https://twitter.com/mkraju/status/1684614632898428931">last for six weeks</a>, unless leadership calls members back to Capitol Hill sooner. When lawmakers return, they will be hard-pressed to pass remaining spending legislation — particularly bills that the Democrat-led Senate will accept — as the end of the fiscal year is the last day of September.
If there is a failure to reach an agreement in the appropriations process, federal employees may be staring down the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/gop-congressman-makes-case-for-why-we-should-not-fear-a-government-shutdown">prospect of a government shutdown</a>.

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