Rep. Conor Lamb (D-Pa.) accused his GOP colleagues of inspiring the U.S. Capitol riot ...

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Rep. Conor Lamb (D-Pa.) accused his GOP colleagues of inspiring the U.S. Capitol riot, leading two other congressmen to nearly fight

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‘Sit down!’ ‘No, you sit down!’ Democrat’s speech nearly triggers fistfight on House floor

By Timothy Bella and Lateshia Beachum
Jan. 7, 2021 at 6:50 p.m. EST

An impassioned speech from Rep. Conor Lamb (D-Pa.) nearly sparked an early morning fistfight between two other House lawmakers during the debate over Pennsylvania’s electoral votes. ... Lamb said the GOP objectors to Joe Biden’s presidential election win didn’t need to “strip this Congress of its dignity” any more after pro-Trump rioters attacked the Capitol on Wednesday.

“We know that that attack today, it didn’t materialize out of nowhere, it was inspired by lies — the same lies that you’re hearing in this room tonight,” he said. “The members who are repeating those lies should be ashamed of themselves. Their constituents should be ashamed of them.”

Rep. H. Morgan Griffith (R-Va.) took exception to Lamb’s words. Moments later, Griffith raised a point of order and attempted to have his colleague’s words struck from the record. ... House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) refused, citing Griffith’s request as “not timely.” ... “The truth hurts,” Lamb said to his detractors. “It hurts them. It hurts this country. It hurts all of us.”

Then, as Lamb continued to talk, a scrum reportedly broke out between a few Republicans and Democrats, away from cameras’ view. About a dozen lawmakers cleared their benches to intervene, CNN’s Kristin Wilson reported. ... “Sit down!” one of them yelled. “No, you sit down!” another replied. ... Pelosi banged her gavel, demanding, “There’ll be order in the House.” No punches were thrown.

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Timothy Bella
Timothy Bella is the deputy editor of Morning Mix. His work has appeared in outlets such as Esquire, the Atlantic, New York magazine and the Undefeated. Follow https://twitter.com/TimBella

Lateshia Beachum
Lateshia Beachum is a general assignment reporter for The Washington Post. She previously worked for The Center for Public Integrity. Follow https://twitter.com/lateshiabeachum

[MyOwnPeace]

1. You go, Conor!!!!

Cannot see the actual "confrontation" - but had to laugh as other Congressmen moved out of their aisles to go towards the "action."
Kinda' like one of those baseball fights where bunches of overweight managers and coaches rush onto the field to stand around in a scrum!

But Congressman Lamb was correct - a bunch of F-ing liars!!!!

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2. We have met Connor a couple times at fundraisers..

He is very humble but I would not mess with him.