Wisconsin Immigration Hearing Erupts: Democrat Lunges for Gavel as GOP Pushes Ban on Public Health Funds for Undocumented Immigrants
A Wisconsin Senate hearing on a bill to bar public funds for healthcare for undocumented immigrants devolved into chaos when Democratic Sen. Tim Carpenter lunged for Chairman Chris Kapenga’s gavel. The clash followed a misstated account about a migrant woman’s death that was later corrected, fueling accusations and sharp exchanges as Republicans tried to confine debate to the bill’s scope while Democrats invoked federal immigration and deportation policies. The incident underscores escalating partisan tensions around state-level immigration proposals.
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