Republican Rep. Anna Paulina Luna of Florida was heckled into silence Thursday during a speech on the House floor after blaming Democrats for the drama surrounding a looming government shutdown.
Speaking in favor of a new, pared-down funding bill just hours after president-elect Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk blew up a bipartisan resolution that seemed on a glide path to approval, Luna began by heaping praise on Trump.
“I never voted for a [continuing resolution], but I’m here today because I realize the plan that’s on the table currently to keep our government open, but also the promise from the only president in my lifetime who has ever followed through on all of his campaign promises to the American people,” she said, drawing boos and jeers from the other side of the aisle.
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