(AP) — A California lawmaker was removed from the state Senate floor Thursday after refusing to stop delivering a speech criticizing late state Sen. Tom Hayden for his leadership role in the anti-Vietnam War movement of the 1960s. Many fled South Vietnam and blame the U.S. anti-war movement for undermining American forces and contributing to the victory by the communist North. According to a written copy of Nguyen's speech provided by her office, she planned to say that Hayden "sided with a communist government that enslaved and/or killed millions of Vietnamese, including members of my own family." After she was escorted from the Senate, Nguyen's Republican colleagues said she chose not to criticize Hayden while his family was in attendance during the memorial two days earlier, saving her criticism for the next floor session. The conflict echoed a dust-up in the U.S.
California Senator Removed After Criticizing Late Lawmaker
By JONATHAN J. COOPER, Associated Press, San Francisco Chronicle: Politics
Thu, 02/23/2017 - 7:48pm
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