Tennessee Republicans removing Black lawmakers draws Raphael Warnock's ire
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• Democratic Senator Raphael Warnock has strongly criticized the decision by Republicans in Tennessee to expel two Black Democratic lawmakers from the state House. • Representatives Justin Jones and Justin Pearson were expelled on Thursday after they spoke out of turn to support a youth-led protest for gun control following the deadly school shooting in Nashville. • Warnock said in an interview on Friday that Tennessee Republicans "have convinced themselves that the people's House is their house." Democratic Senator Raphael Warnock has strongly criticized the decision by Republicans in Tennessee...
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