Rep. Bobby Rush chastised for wearing hoodie in House
Associated Press March 28, 2012 11:00AM
Updated: April 30, 2012 8:23AM
WASHINGTON — Rep. Bobby Rush wore a hoodie during a speech on the House floor Wednesday deploring the killing of Florida teenager Trayvon Martin and received a reprimand for violating rules on wearing hats in the House chamber. The Chicago Democrat spoke out against racial profiling and, as he removed his suit coat and pulled up the hood on the sweatshirt he was wearing underneath, said, “just because someone wears a hoodie does not make them a hoodlum.” Rush was interrupted by the presiding officer, Mississippi Republican Gregg Harper, who reminded him that wearing hats was not allowed and “members need to remove their hoods or leave the floor.” On Tuesday, Trayvon’s parents spoke on Capitol Hill at a Democratic-sponsored panel on racial profiling. In 2000, he defeated Barack Obama, then a state senator, in a primary battle for Rush’s seat.
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