Rep. Ted Yoho (R-FL) from House floor: "I rise to apologize for the abrupt manner of the conversation I had with my colleague from New York (Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez).pic.twitter.com/4fwTudg7E3
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Yoho (R-FL): "I know the face of poverty and for a time it was mine. That is why I know people in this country can still, with all its faults rise up and succeed, and not be encouraged to break the law."
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Yoho (R-FL) concludes: "I cannot apologize for my passion or for loving my God, my family, and my country."
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Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) responds from House floor to Rep. Ted Yoho (R-FL)'s words of apology: "They were appropriate because the language we use matters. The way we treat one another matters."pic.twitter.com/GS37rUn8bT
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Hoyer:"Mr. Yoho needed no apology for his passion about poverty & for the downtrodden.But he ought to remember and acknowledge that person (AOC) to whom he spoke so inappropriately was one of the strongest fighters in this Congress for those w/the least..downtrodden..forgotten."
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House Majority Leader Hoyer: "I hope that Mr. Yoho feels that apology sincerely. And I hope all of us will take a lesson, think before we speak so harshly to one another."
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Hoyer to reporters Tuesday: "Mr. Yoho owes not only the Congresswoman an apology, but also an apology on the Floor of the House of Representatives. We need to pursue this kind of conduct and make it very clear it is unacceptable. It was the act of a bully."
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Oh FFS.
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‘I rise to spin my reprehensible behavior and in the end defend it’... Disgraceful Florida not sending their best
#VoteTheGOPOut Up and down the ballot
#VOTE
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In short: I don’t really apologize.
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Who asked you to? All you were asked to do is apologize for calling a congresswoman a bitch. I can't. Somedays, the discourse is just so idiotic it is enraging.
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It's on-brand for gop
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