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Missouri Congressman Yells: ‘Go back to Puerto Rico’ Across House Chamber
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Missouri Congressman Yells: ‘Go back to Puerto Rico’ Across House Chamber

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Amaziah George
Jan 21, 2019
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Rep. Jason Smith, representing Missouri’s 8th Congressional District is receiving public outrage after yelling “Go back to Puerto Rico” to a group of Democrats during Thursday’s House debate on the partial government shutdown. Smith reportedly stated that he made the comment after his Democratic counterparts who visited Puerto Rico last week on a congre…

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