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"My amendment has nothing to do with whether or not colored people or Black people or anybody can serve, OK?” the Arizona Republican said.
Left-leaning Black lawmakers plan to join with their progressive colleagues to block a vote on police funding bills that lack what they consider adequate accountability provisions.
The Kentucky Republican later said he had apologized to Beatty, who chairs the Congressional Black Caucus.
The Democratic lawmaker joined Black women demonstrating for the Senate to pass federal voting rights legislation.
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Rep. Joyce Beatty said she attended Columbus protests demanding justice for George Floyd "in solidarity" with demonstrators.
Rep. Joyce Beatty defeated Morgan Harper, a consumer rights attorney backed by the activist left.
Democrats held a press conference to urge Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin to fulfill plans to put abolitionist Harriet Tubman on the $20 note.
We've seen those poofy sleeves before.