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Pelosi appeared with freshman Rep. Jamaal Bowman, a rising progressive in his suburban New York City congressional district to field questions from a couple dozen locals and mark the anniversary of the giant COVID-19 relief package that Democrats in Congress sent to President Joe Biden.
Bowman opened the town hall by acknowledging the “conversation here bridges so many gaps,” and praised Pelosi, saying she had always allowed for him and other freshman lawmakers to be themselves.
“She has always empowered me and allowed me to represent my district in the best way that I know how,” Bowman said. “Despite the rhetoric and the framing of a party at odds with itself, that is not true at all. It’s a space where the diversity of people and ideas are welcome. So there’s going to be some disagreement. That’s how a democracy works.”
https://apnews.com/article/2022-mid...osi-new-york-2b13d937aaf3df93fe4d8b3e1919c4b2
Bowman opened the town hall by acknowledging the “conversation here bridges so many gaps,” and praised Pelosi, saying she had always allowed for him and other freshman lawmakers to be themselves.
“She has always empowered me and allowed me to represent my district in the best way that I know how,” Bowman said. “Despite the rhetoric and the framing of a party at odds with itself, that is not true at all. It’s a space where the diversity of people and ideas are welcome. So there’s going to be some disagreement. That’s how a democracy works.”
https://apnews.com/article/2022-mid...osi-new-york-2b13d937aaf3df93fe4d8b3e1919c4b2