Senators Looney and Duff Release Statement on Expulsion of Tennessee Representatives

Today, Senate President Pro Tempore Martin Looney (D-New Haven) and Senate Majority Leader Bob Duff (D-Norwalk) released the following statement regarding the expulsion of Tennessee Representatives Justin Jones and Justin Pearson:

"The expulsion of Rep. Justin Jones and Rep. Justin Pearson is a shockingly authoritarian and unapologetically racist act by Republicans in Tennessee. This anti-democratic action by a state legislative body tramples on the foundation of our free society. The Republican goal is clear: obtain power, silence dissent, and eliminate the rights of those who stand in the way."