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House Majority Leader Steny Hoyerissued a stern condemnation of Rep. Ted Yohoafter he reportedly got into a heated exchange in the Capitol with the left-wing freshman Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortezthat allegedly ended with Yoho uttering the words "f------ b----. ""The comments related to me were despicable," Hoyer, D-Md. , said. "Unacceptable. Mr. Yoho owes not only the Congresswoman an apology, but an apology on the floor of the House. "AOC CALLS ON CUOMO TO HIKE TAXES ON NY BILLIONAIRES: ITS TIME TO TAX THE RICHHe added that Yoho, R-Fla. ,was acting like a "bully. It was the antithesis to John Lewis. It needs to be sanctioned. "The Hillfirst reported the encounter, in which Yoho and Ocasio-Cortez, D-N. Y. , were allegedly walking opposite ways on a set of stairs. The Hill reported that Yoho called Ocasio-Cortez "disgusting" over comments she made about crime in New York City being propelled by the pandemic and poverty rather than a lack of policing. "Do we think this has to do with the fact that theres record unemployment in the United States right now?" Ocasio-Cortez said in a virtual town hall with The Hill earlier this month. "The fact that people are at a level of economic desperation that we have not seen since the Great Recession?"She added: "Maybe this has to do with the fact that people arent paying their rent and are scared to pay their rent and so they go out, and they need to feed their child and they dont have money so. . . they feel like they either need to shoplift some bread or go hungry. "Those comments upset many on the right, who pointed out that rioters tearing down statues, vandals defacing businesses and governmentbuildings, and a significant uptick in murder rates in many big cities likely have little to do with people attempting to put food on their tables. Yoho said she was"out of your freaking mind," to which the congresswoman responded that the comments were "rude. "AOC-BACKED JAMAALBOWMAN
