MDP Statement on House Republicans Silencing Rep. Zephyr
April 21, 2023
April 21, 2023
HELENA, Montana, April 21 (TNSper) -- The Montana Democratic Party issued the following news release:
On the House Floor on Thursday, Republican leadership refused to acknowledge Rep. Zooey Zephyr (D-Missoula) during debate about SB 458, which misdefines 'sex' in Montana Code and could risk $7 billion in federal funding. This unprecedented move to deny a duly elected Montana legislator the opportunity to speak followed shortly after the right-wing Montana Freedom Caucus ta . . .
On the House Floor on Thursday, Republican leadership refused to acknowledge Rep. Zooey Zephyr (D-Missoula) during debate about SB 458, which misdefines 'sex' in Montana Code and could risk $7 billion in federal funding. This unprecedented move to deny a duly elected Montana legislator the opportunity to speak followed shortly after the right-wing Montana Freedom Caucus ta . . .