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Capitol Report New Mexico - In his first comments since House Majority Whip Sheryl Williams caused a furor by accusing a Republican state representative of “carrying the Mexican’s water on the fourth floor,” New Mexico Speaker of the House Ben Luján (D-Nambé) said he will not call for the Albuquerque Democrat to step down from her position as Majority Whip in the state’s House of Representatives. Capitol Report New Mexico talked to Speaker Luján on Monday (Dec. 19). Here’s the video: The day after making the comment while angrily confronting Rep. Nora Espinoza (R-Roswell), Stapleton issued an apology and said she would write a letter and meet personally with Gov. Susana Martinez — although, oddly, at the same news conference Stapleton would not confirm she was referring specifically to Martinez. When asked if she would volutarily relinquish the Majority Whip position, Stapleton said, “Absolutely not.” Read full story here: News New Mexico
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Why are we not surprised? Hence the double standard for democrats versus republicans. Essentially, racist behavior is condoned and embraced by the democratic party in New Mexico. Welcome to the reality of New Mexico politics. I just wonder how Stapleton and Lujan would have reacted had a republican asked them why they were carrying the water for the Mexican on the 4th floor during Richardson's regime?
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