VIRGINIA DEMOCRATIC PARTY: CHAIRWOMAN SUSAN SWECKER'S STATEMENT ON THE TENNESSEE HOUSE GOP'S EXPULSION OF TWO DEMOCRATS
April 08, 2023
April 08, 2023
RICHMOND, Virginia, April 8 -- The Virginia Democratic Party issued the following statement on April 7, 2023:
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Yesterday, in a historic act of partisan retaliation, the GOP-controlled Tennessee House voted 72-25 to expel Rep. Justin Jones, and 69-26 to expel Rep. Justin Pearson, because these two brave lawmakers halted the House's proceedings to join protesters in the wake of a mass shooting at a private Christian school.
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Yesterday, in a historic act of partisan retaliation, the GOP-controlled Tennessee House voted 72-25 to expel Rep. Justin Jones, and 69-26 to expel Rep. Justin Pearson, because these two brave lawmakers halted the House's proceedings to join protesters in the wake of a mass shooting at a private Christian school.
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After the p . . .