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The meltdown shows he "can’t stand respecting brown immigrant woman’s power over him," Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) said.
“We have your back,” some of her supporters shouted in Minnesota as others chanted, "Welcome home!"
The legislation would ensure basic workplace standards for nannies and house cleaners, including overtime pay and protection from sexual harassment.
But Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) defended the House speaker's governing philosophy and ruled out any questions about her racial sensitivity.
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The Democratic congresswoman said she had to make a "heartbreaking decision" in an op-ed for The New York Times.
You can learn a lot about how Congress actually works from the budget process. If you can stomach the budget process.
“It’s sort of a sellout to Big Pharma,” the Minnesota attorney general and former House progressive leader said.
The party's House caucus remains split on several key issues: Trump's taxes, the minimum wage and spending.
"My child is free to be who they are," the Democratic congresswoman said during a House hearing on the Equality Act.
Some lawmakers are less bold when their party is in power.