Friday, May 31, 2019

Meet another awesome new Congresscritter

At 32, Representative Lauren Underwood, a nurse and health policy wonk, is the youngest Black woman ever elected to Congress. She flipped a GOP-held seat in Chicago's western suburbs.

Two weeks ago during a committee hearing, she really riled up Trump-defending Republicans:

"This is more than a question of resources," Underwood said during the House Homeland Security Committee hearing on the administration's budget request from acting Homeland Security Secretary Kevin McAleenan. "Congress has been more than willing to provide resources and to work with you, Mr. Secretary, to address the security and humanitarian concerns and, at this point, with five children dead and 5,000 separated from their families, this is intentional. It's a policy choice being made on purpose by this administration, and it's cruel and inhumane."

NBC News

GOPers and the Democratic committee chairman demanded that her remarks be taken down. Underwood refused to recant having spoken too much truth, reminding her colleagues that a 16 year Guatemalan boy had died in custody earlier that week.

She's another one worth watching and getting behind.

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