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Texas state lawmaker says he received racist calls after House floor scuffle
Source: ABC News
Texas state lawmaker says he received racist calls after House floor scuffle
By KARMA ALLEN - May 30, 2017, 2:30 AM ET
A Texas lawmaker said his office received racist phone calls on Monday evening, just hours after a fight broke out on the floor of the state's House of Representatives.
Democratic Texas Rep. Cesar Blanco said the scuffle between lawmakers -- which reportedly occurred after state Rep. Matt Rinaldi, a Republican, told House Democrats that he had called immigration services on a group of Hispanic protesters -- had incited “hate and racism.”
Blanco shared audio on Twitter of what appeared to phone call from a Rinaldi supporter.
In the audio, a male caller says "I stand with Matt Rinaldi" before going on to make racist comments towards “illegal alien[s]” in the state.
Blanco accused Rinaldi of making “hateful and disparaging comments” towards Hispanics and immigrants during a conversation on Monday about protests over Senate Bill 4, a controversial legislation that, among other things, bans sanctuary cities.
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By KARMA ALLEN - May 30, 2017, 2:30 AM ET
A Texas lawmaker said his office received racist phone calls on Monday evening, just hours after a fight broke out on the floor of the state's House of Representatives.
Democratic Texas Rep. Cesar Blanco said the scuffle between lawmakers -- which reportedly occurred after state Rep. Matt Rinaldi, a Republican, told House Democrats that he had called immigration services on a group of Hispanic protesters -- had incited “hate and racism.”
Blanco shared audio on Twitter of what appeared to phone call from a Rinaldi supporter.
In the audio, a male caller says "I stand with Matt Rinaldi" before going on to make racist comments towards “illegal alien[s]” in the state.
Blanco accused Rinaldi of making “hateful and disparaging comments” towards Hispanics and immigrants during a conversation on Monday about protests over Senate Bill 4, a controversial legislation that, among other things, bans sanctuary cities.
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Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/texas-state-lawmaker-received-racist-calls-house-floor/story?id=47715703
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