Nebraska Lawmaker Sparks Outrage by Using Colleague's Name in Graphic Rape Account
Nebraska lawmaker Sen. Steve Halloran faces backlash and calls for resignation after reading a graphic account of rape from a memoir on the Legislature floor, repeatedly invoking the name of a female colleague. The incident occurred during a debate on a bill seeking to hold school librarians and teachers criminally responsible for providing "obscene material" to students. The reading drew emotional responses from the colleague, Sen. Machaela Cavanaugh, and Speaker of the Legislature Sen. John Arch apologized to female lawmakers. Fellow Republican Sen. Julie Slama condemned Halloran's remarks and called for his resignation, citing previous instances of sexualized speech in the Legislature. Halloran has no plans to resign and defended his actions, stating that he was representing his district's concerns about school curriculum.
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