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House floor erupts after lawmaker shouts ‘Go back to Puerto Rico’
Roll Call ^ | 1-17-2018 | griffinconnolly@cqrollcall.com griffinconnolly@cqrollcall.com

Posted on 01/17/2019 5:00:45 PM PST by tcrlaf

The House floor erupted Thursday after Congress adjourned for the week when an unidentified Republican congressman yelled a controversial and potentially racially charged remark across the aisle as Democratic Rep. Tony Cárdenas was at the podium.

“Go back to Puerto Rico!” the lawmaker shouted, punctuating a stream of Republican whooping and hollering at the Democratic majority for holding a voice vote — instead of the normal roll call vote — to pass a continuing resolution that would reopen nine Cabinet departments through Feb. 28.

Texas Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee and other Democrats in the chamber shot out of their seats demanding to know who shouted the comment.

Cárdenas walked over to the Republican side of the aisle and huddled with some GOP lawmakers, but none stepped forward to admit they had shouted the remark.

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To: txrefugee

She can go back to NY.


21 posted on 01/17/2019 5:17:13 PM PST by virgil (The evil that men do lives after them)
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To: tcrlaf

So now it’s racial to tell someone who just came back from a vacation in Puerto Rico, to go back there and vacation some more?


22 posted on 01/17/2019 5:17:23 PM PST by mass55th (Courage is being scared to death - but saddling up anyway...John Wayne)
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To: tcrlaf
Criticizing the Dems vacation to PR is RACISSSS.


23 posted on 01/17/2019 5:17:26 PM PST by Blue Highway
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To: tcrlaf
How soon before the US Congress emulates the Taiwanese parliament?


24 posted on 01/17/2019 5:17:59 PM PST by KarlInOhio (Leave the job, leave the clearance. It should be the same rule for the Swamp as for everyone else.)
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To: sport

You might want to back up that starting point to the day Obama announced he was running for pResident


25 posted on 01/17/2019 5:18:12 PM PST by digger48
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To: ProudFossil

Is there some sort of law that says we have to KEEP our territories?


26 posted on 01/17/2019 5:18:41 PM PST by Dogbert41 (When the strong man, fully armed, guards his own dwelling, his goods are safe. -Luke 11:21)
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To: max americana

only have demonrats word that came from republican - more likely came from a demonrat - trying to cause trouble

also why no republicans claimed responsibility


27 posted on 01/17/2019 5:19:41 PM PST by Nailbiter
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To: Nailbiter

Yeah, it sounds gutless to make that remark, then hide. This aint high school. Easy to say to own up...

then again, we know what happened to Steve King, right? One wrong remark, and you’re labeled and blacklisted asap. I can see the good and bad sides to it..


28 posted on 01/17/2019 5:22:29 PM PST by max americana (Happily Fired every stupid liberal at every election since 08' at work. I hope all liberals die.)
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To: tcrlaf

Well didnt they just come back from PUERTO RICO..so DUH that is what he meant but hey with Commies EVERYTHING is about race


29 posted on 01/17/2019 5:22:47 PM PST by Sarah Barracuda
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To: tcrlaf

They WERE in Puerto Rico.

So, now to even MENTION the name Puerto Rico is racist?


30 posted on 01/17/2019 5:23:52 PM PST by Beowulf9
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To: Nailbiter

Well for one the Republicans would take the dems side and ostrasize the person that said that if it was a Republican. Look what they did to Steve King...


31 posted on 01/17/2019 5:25:56 PM PST by Blue Highway
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To: max americana

in this highly charged environment - where repubs and conservatives have a bullseye - one would need to be a total moron to yell that - on other hand a demonrat has nothing to lose by yelling and blaming the reuplicans. Only way demonrat could lose if someone caught on camera


32 posted on 01/17/2019 5:26:30 PM PST by Nailbiter
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To: Nailbiter

I agree, smells like a RAT false flag operation! Sheila Jackson Lee probably can move out of her seat as if she were on her way to Mars;),if she knew in advance....


33 posted on 01/17/2019 5:26:34 PM PST by Frank_2001
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To: digger48

You are right. I will put in reverse until it reaches that day.


34 posted on 01/17/2019 5:28:21 PM PST by sport
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To: tcrlaf

Your reply says it all.
What a disgusting, greedy ‘news’ media we have!


35 posted on 01/17/2019 5:30:46 PM PST by mrsmith (Dumb sluts: Lifeblood of the Media, Backbone of the Democrat/RINO Party!)
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To: tcrlaf

If they don’t know who it was, how do they know it was a republican?


36 posted on 01/17/2019 5:31:05 PM PST by Not A Snowbird (Furloughed and okay with it. BUILD THE WALL!)
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To: cableguymn
It is neither.
It is a United States Territory.
37 posted on 01/17/2019 5:32:00 PM PST by MrEdd (Caveat Emptor)
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To: tcrlaf

Racially charged???

Everything is racial for the Libs. That seems to be the only ‘weapon’ they have.

Yawnnnnnnnnnn.


38 posted on 01/17/2019 5:32:01 PM PST by TomGuy
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To: tcrlaf
Hopefully Congress will go back to its historical manners.


39 posted on 01/17/2019 5:33:54 PM PST by Rebelbase
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To: Nailbiter

No.
It was about the PR donor-pleasing trip the Dems had- while working class Fed workers suffered.

Media pretending it isn’t is just blatant lying.


40 posted on 01/17/2019 5:34:56 PM PST by mrsmith (Dumb sluts: Lifeblood of the Media, Backbone of the Democrat/RINO Party!)
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