Rep. Jared Huffman (D-CA) praised Breitbart News Story for killing the National Theatre Museum Recognition Act.
“That's how it works these days,” Huffman declared on the floor of the house Wednesday. “Breitbart posts something and Congress will respond.”
House Republican leaders have previously announced a vote on the bill. It was introduced New York Democrat Joe Morell has designated the Margaret Woodbury Strong Museum in Rochester, New York, as the “National Theatre Museum.”
Huffman said a Breitbart news report issued Tuesday afternoon revealed that some of the museum's more controversial programs have spurred House Republicans to pull the bill. Ta.
“The bill disappeared from the agenda shortly after the Breitbart post came up,” Huffman said Wednesday. “I was pulled.”
Breitbart News reported Tuesday:
Museum website page Being alone To “Toilet Repression: Black Toys and Black People,” it argues that “it will help explore black play by whether to spread violence through Negrovia or Negrophilia.” Also includes a lesson The title is “Exploring the Genius of Black Women in Video Games.” It's a different page Being alone “Feminism of the doll industry.”
The museum is also Offer “Diversity and inclusion internships.”
Huffman, who called the bill “harmless,” said from a room in the House. Yes, that's the explanation we've given as to why we have contracts turned off and we can't consider the Democratic bill today. ”
California Democrats have said, “The pivotal role black designers played in diversifying toy aisles,” and “About Hispanic Ballerina Barbie,” and “How their dolls come.” He described additional exhibits and statements from the museum, including “A very temporary exhibition played by a black designer.” With a variety of ethnicities and styles that encourage inclusion and diversity. ”
“Our Republican friend has taken an order from the far-right website Breitbart, which I posted yesterday, to attack the museum to provide its content and what it calls “internships in diversity and inclusion.” mosquito? ”
Museum website I'll refer to it For “diversity and inclusion internships.”
The first report from Breitbart News revealed that the bill will be considered under the suspension of rules.
The suspended bill requires two-thirds of support, but requires partial circumvention of rules designed to ensure sufficient time to scrutinize the law. Actual suspension invoices are often assembled together in large packages that require only one vote or are voted quickly in succession.
Many suspension bills cover bigoted issues, such as post office names renaming, important to individual members, or small constituencies within the district. Members often look at the suspension bills they normally oppose, in order to ensure their bills pass without any problems.
In 2024, the museum received nearly $400,000 in taxpayer funding through the National Fund for the Humanities.
January, Axios It has been reported Regarding “Breitbart's DC deployment” and the increasing influence of the Capitol. That same month, Polichko It has been reported Similar stories: “Trump's back – and so does Breitbart.”
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