Tim Carpenter called Republicans ‘cowards’ and ‘unchristian’ during immigration bill debate
A recent Wisconsin state Senate debate on an immigration bill erupted when the panel’s top Democrat lunged at the chairman’s gavel, calling Republicans “cowards” and questioning their faith.
State Sen. Chris Kapenga, R-Oconomowoc, chairman of the Wisconsin Senate’s State and Federal Affairs Committee, told Fox News Digital the video of the episode broadcast by WisconsinEye is important because it shows how quickly discourse can spiral when lawmakers abandon decorum.
The flashpoint came as ranking member Tim Carpenter, D-Milwaukee, opposed legislation that would bar public funds from paying for healthcare for illegal immigrants. Carpenter highlighted a story told moments prior by state Sen. Chris Larson, D-Milwaukee, about a migrant woman who was reportedly initially lawfully present, but later deported and supposedly died after not being able to refill her prescription medication after her private insurance lapsed.