Wilson's 'You Lie' Draws Rebuke From the House
Deseret News (Salt Lake City) › September 16, 2009
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WASHINGTON -- Bitterly divided along party lines, the House formally rebuked Republican Rep. Joe Wilson Tuesday for shouting "You lie" at President Barack Obama during last week's nationally televised speech to Congress.
The rare resolution of disapproval was pushed through by Democrats insisting that Wilson, a South Carolina lawmaker, had violated basic rules of decorum and civility in his outburst. Republicans dismissed the vote as a political "witch hunt" and a waste of precious time and taxpayers' money.See the full content of this document
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Wilson's 'You Lie' Draws Rebuke From the House
Wilson had called the White House to apologize shortly after the incident, and he said at the time that the president "graciously accepted my apology and the issue is over....
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