News

“Where’s Jackie?” Joe Biden Asks For Lawmaker Who Died In Crash In August


Watch: 'Where's Jackie?'  Joe Biden asks legislator who died in crash in August

Jackie Walorski died in a car crash last month

President Joe Biden called a congresswoman, who recently passed away, during a speech at a hunger strike conference she helped organize, to speak to the legislator as if she were still alive.

Biden in a speech Wednesday at a famine conference thanked a bipartisan group of lawmakers who pushed the White House to host the event, including New Jersey Democratic Senator Cory Booker, Massachusetts Democrat Jim McGovern, Indiana Republican Senator Mike Braun and late Indiana Republican Representative Jackie Walorski.

“Jackie, are you here? Where is Jackie? I think she’ll be here,” Biden said.

Walorski died in an auto accident on August 3. Two of her employees were also killed in a crash in her Indiana county. The Elkhart County Sheriff’s Office found that the Toyota RAV4 driven by employee Zachery Potts was at fault in the crash.

Biden released a statement at the time of her death, saying he and the first lady were “shocked and saddened” by the news. Biden said that although he disagreed with Walorski on many issues “she was respected by members of both parties because of her work on the House Ways and Means Committee on which she served.”

The Indiana congresswoman introduced legislation last year along with three other lawmakers to convene the hunger convention. Biden at the meeting laid out a plan to tackle high obesity rates and end chronic hunger by 2030.

The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Biden’s remarks.

(Except for the title, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from an aggregated feed.)





Source link

news7f

News7F: Update the world's latest breaking news online of the day, breaking news, politics, society today, international mainstream news .Updated news 24/7: Entertainment, Sports...at the World everyday world. Hot news, images, video clips that are updated quickly and reliably

Related Articles

Back to top button