Mike Lawler erupts at Dem colleague at heated House hearing on sanctuary policies: Should be ashamed of yourself!
Rep.Mike Lawler (R-NY) blasted Congressman Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) as an “absolute disgrace” as the two got into a shouting match Tuesday during a heated congressional hearing on the victims of sanctuary city policies.
Lawler erupted after being interrupted multiple times by Democrats as he laid out the details leading up to the heinous murder of New York teenager Sheridan Gorman in Chicago.The Republican congressman blamed the Biden administration’s open border policies and failure to deport the Loyola University student’s accused killer, an illegal migrant from Venezuela, before he allegedly gunned her down on March 19.“You may not want to hear the details.It may be an inconvenience to you, but the details matter,” Lawler said calmly after Rep.
Pramilia Jayapal took issue with the New York pol making a lengthy statement rather than quickly introducing Gorman’s grieving mother, Jessica.Rep.Tom McClintock (R-Calif.), the Republican chairman of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement, asked Lawler to wrap it up, citing an agreement with the Democrats on the panel on the form of introductions. Undeterred, Lawler continued: “When you send your kid to college, you should be worried about making sure they go to class or hopefully that they have a nice roommate or how to help them get a summer internship.
Not worried that illegal immigrants are shooting them while they’re out with their friends looking at the northern lights.”The congressman went on to scold Democrats for seemingly being more concerned about the deaths of anti-ICE protesters than the victims of migrant crime. “The same outrage you feel about Renée Good and Alex Pretti you should feel about Sheridan Gorman and Laken Riley,” Lawler fumed. Raskin shot back: “I do feel that outrage.” “You do not!” Lawler raged.” Because if you did you would not support sanctuary jurisdictions“You should be ashamed of yourself!”Raskin, the ...