The jeers came after she said Democrats were drinking alcohol on the House floor. The popcorn and blankets and alcohol that is coming over there is clear that they want us to fight each other. 'They want us to fight each other — that much has been made clear by the popcorn, and blankets, and alcohol that is coming over there.' Democrats objected loudly to this joke attempt by Rep. Kat Cammack, who failed to mention day 2 of House chaos comes from within the GOP. pic.twitter.com/hBeuceWw9O
January 4, 2020
The Democrats objected on the floor and demanded that the words be removed from the public record. Since the chamber hasn't elected a speaker, the formal procedure to strike remarks from the public record hasn't been adopted.
After several moments of loud boos from the Democrats, she continued her speech. The congressman responded to the comedian with a quip of her own. If McCarthy lost a Republican, the Democrats would all be unconscious.
It is not uncommon for members of Congress to take a break between long votes. The bar in the Senate dining room is frequented by members of the Senate.
The Democrats were happy to see the chaos in the house. Some people got out bags of popcorn to eat. The congressman shared a photo on the social networking site.
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