House floor erupts after lawmaker shouts 'GO BACK TO PUERTO RICO"

[underpants]

I looked but didn't see this posted.

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.

It was unclear whether the comment was directed at Cárdenas or Democrats more broadly. Roughly 30 House and Senate Democrats flew to Puerto Rico last weekend to inspect the Hurricane Maria recovery effort and highlight the ongoing work there to address the damage caused by the 2017 storm.

https://www.rollcall.com/news/congress/house-floor-erupts-go-back-puerto-rico

[BumRushDaShow]

1. It was posted in LBN

https://www.democraticunderground.com/10142246723

and the Congressman was identified -

Rep. Jason Smith (R-Missouri) has been identified as the Republican Congressman who told Rep. Tony Cardenas (D-California) to ‘go back to Puerto Rico’ during a debate on the House floor.

https://gritpost.com/congressman-jason-smith-puerto-rico/

(I know a lot of GD regulars don't go to LBN much )

[underpants]

2. Okay.

I mean I DID look.

Thanks

[BumRushDaShow]

3. Definitely no problem posting because that guy needs to be censured!

IMHO!!!!!!

[cwydro]

6. Absolutely.

Everyone should see this.

[marble falls]

4. No beef from me, man. This needs wide exposure.

[cwydro]

5. They need to take action against this idiot.

Now.

[dubyadiprecession]

7. No one better tell me to go back to Puerto Rico!

I’m from Chicago.

[underpants]

9. Cardenas is for Los Angeles

Close enough to Puerto Rico I guess.

[bearsfootball516]

10. It was in reference to the Democrats who were vacationing in Puerto Rico last weekend.

[no_hypocrisy]

8. Will the offending Member be censured?

He should be.