Arizona Republican RepEliCrane is under fire for using the term 'colored people' while debating an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act, with his words later being stricken from the congressional record.
Rep. Eli Crane is under fire for using the term"colored people" while debating an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act, with his words later being stricken from the congressional record.
Beatty then interrupted, calling on the presiding officer of the House, but Crane continued with his remarks. Beatty, a former chairwoman of the Congressional Black Caucus, then asked for recognition to have Crane's use of the term"colored people" removed from the congressional record. “I am asking for unanimous consent to take down the words of referring to me or any of my colleagues as ‘colored people,'” she continued.
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