.thereidout Blog: Rep. Rogers may have seen the encounter as an opportunity to advance his anti-scientific cause, but he quickly discovered Rep. Beatty isn't to be played with.
complex. In response, she said, Rogers poked her in the back and demanded she get on the train. Beatty said when she asked him not to touch her, RogersVideo shared online showed Beatty, an Ohio Democrat, confronting her colleague as they exited the train.
In a show of solidarity, caucus members held a press conference on the Capitol steps Tuesday afternoon to denounce Rogers' actions.
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