The remarkable outpouring, with female lawmakers saying they’d routinely encountered such treatment, came in an election year in which polls show women leaning decisively against Trump, who has a history of mocking women. and all are American citizens. She added that a decent man apologizes “not to save face, not to win a vote. He apologizes, and genuinely, to repair and acknowledge the harm done, so that we can all move on. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota, Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts and Rashida Tlaib of Michigan.“This issue is not about one incident.No Republicans spoke on the House floor., for his language during this week’s Capitol steps confrontation, Ocasio-Cortez and more than a dozen colleagues cast the incident as all-too-common behaviour by men, including Trump and other Republicans. Asked about his status, the organization said his recent behaviour “does not reflect the values of respect and compassion that Jesus calls on us to exhibit.

The lawmakers joining Ocasio-Cortez represented a wide range of the chamber’s Democrats, underscoring their unity over an issue that is at once core to the party and capable of energizing its voters. Eighty-eight House Democrats and 13 Republicans are women. It is cultural,” said Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.“We’re not going away,” said Rep. He added later, “I just think in a new world, in a new age, we now determine whether we accept when someone says ‘I’m sorry’ if it’s a good enough apology. Ocasio-Cortez was not there for that remark.On the establishment side was No.“It’s a manifestation of attitude in our society really.” They said they have asked to speak to him “before we determine any further action.Ocasio-Cortez, 30, is a freshman who has made her mark as one of Congress’ most insistent and outspoken progressives.” That matched The Hill’s version of what Yoho had said., were a noteworthy contrast to occasional clashes Ocasio-Cortez has had with party leaders.

”In a separate appearance, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif. His appearance, along with supportive words at a separate news conference by Pelosi, D-Calif. Those speaking up included the three other “squad” members — Reps. “And believe me, this did not stop after being elected to public office.A day after rejecting an offer of contrition from Rep.”Other Democrats recalled their own experiences, taunted House Republicans’ overwhelmingly white male membership and warned that the numbers of women lawmakers will only grow.Yoho, one of Congress’ most conservative lawmakers, said Ocasio-Cortez doesn’t have the “right to inflate, talk about my family, or give an account that did not happen for political gain. Having a wife does not make a decent man. She said Yoho put his finger in Teflon Tape her face and called her disgusting, crazy and dangerous., defended Yoho, 65, who will retire in January. A Yoho spokesman emailed a statement in which the lawmaker said “no one was acted, bullied, or attacked” during what he called a brief policy discussion. “There is going to be more power in the hands of women across this country.“I personally have experienced a lifetime of insults, racism and ism,” said Rep.”Her voice trembled slightly as she said that her father, “thankfully,” was no longer alive to see Yoho’s treatment of her. 2 House leader Steny Hoyer of Maryland, a moderate 20-term veteran.