GOP Rep Summons Sergeant-At-Arms When Dem Rep Won’t Stop Playing Audio Of Crying Children [VIDEO]

USA Today reports:



Two lawmakers got into a scuffle on the House floor Friday when a Democratic lawmaker defied demands to stop playing audio of crying immigrant children separated from their parents during a speech in the House chamber.

Rep. Ted Lieu, D-Calif., started his remarks by saying “if the Statue of Liberty could cry, she would be crying today. As I stand here there are 2,300 babies and kids who are ripped away from their parents by our government and are in detention facilities across America.”

The heart-wrenching audio played for nearly 40 seconds before Rep. Karen Handel, R-Ga., who was sitting the speaker’s chair presiding over the floor, called on Lieu to suspend his speaking. Handel said Lieu was “in breach of quorum.” “The gentleman will suspend,” Handel repeated as she banged her gavel. Lieu repeated: “I think the American people need to hear this.”