Rep. Don Young (R-Alaska) was forced to apologize on Thursday after he lashed out at Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) in unusually personal terms during House floor debate late in the evening.
During consideration of a government spending package for 2018, Young was offering an amendment regarding wildlife management on national preserves in his state of Alaska.
After Jayapal, a liberal freshman representing Seattle, spoke in opposition to his amendment, Young snapped that she "doesn't know a damn thing what she's talking about."
He then questioned Jayapal's motives by accusing her of parroting talking points from a special interest group, rather than expressing her true opinion.
"What you said was really nonsense. It was written by an interest group, not yourself. Maybe your staff is affiliated with the Humane Society or some other group. And I'm disappointed," Young said.
Young, 84, proceeded to address his 51-year-old colleague as a "young lady."
"You may not know me, young lady. But I'm deeply disturbed," Young said.
As it turned out Young picked on the wrong "young lady" and Jaypal demanded that he withdraw his remarks, which after some consideration he did.
And that is quite a victory for Rep. Jaypal, because Don Young NEVER apologizes or takes back an insult, no matter how ignorant.
I guess Jaypal should consider herself lucky that at least Young did not twist her arm.
I keep hoping that at 84 Don Young will finally do Alaska a favor and retire, but I think he actually plans to die in office.
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