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Someone yelled "Go back to Puerto Rico" on the House floor!
Could it get worse?
Yes, it can. It almost did. And it still might.
Hoyer’s comments came Thursday as he tried to restore calm to a rambunctious House after a fairly innocuous set of votes turned the chamber into a tinderbox of raw emotions. Republicans accused Democrats of trying to steal a vote, Democrats accused Republicans of not paying attention to the floor proceedings and, finally, a GOP lawmaker shouted “go back to Puerto Rico!”
Yes, it can. It almost did. And it still might.
Hoyer’s comments came Thursday as he tried to restore calm to a rambunctious House after a fairly innocuous set of votes turned the chamber into a tinderbox of raw emotions. Republicans accused Democrats of trying to steal a vote, Democrats accused Republicans of not paying attention to the floor proceedings and, finally, a GOP lawmaker shouted “go back to Puerto Rico!”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/shouting-near-fisticuffs-emotions-high-todays-washington-could-get-worse/2019/01/19/d0a66e62-1b57-11e9-88fe-f9f77a3bcb6c_story.html?utm_term=.1436beaa849f
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