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Rep. Joe Cunningham of South Carolina Opens a Beer in Last House Speech
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2:35Now PlayingU.S. Rep. Joe Cunningham of South Carolina made it one for the road Thursday, cracking open a can of beer in a toast to his fellow members in sign-off of his brief tenure in Congress.
Cunningham pulled a can from his suit jacket and said, "I raise this glass to my colleagues, both Democrats and Republicans.”
In 2019, the freshman was stopped from bringing a six-pack of beer onto the House floor because alcohol is prohibited. At the time, he said he wanted to give a collection of South Carolina brews to the co-chairman of the House’s Small Brewer’s Caucus.
Cunningham lost his bid for a second term in November.
In his farewell speech to Congress on Thursday, Cunningham said, “For the betterment of this country, we have to come together, we have to sit down and listen to each other, and maybe even have a beer.”
He also called out politicians who “consistently put their party ahead of their own people,” a reflection on his “Lowcountry over Party” campaign slogan.
“I’ve been trying to work with people since the first day I got here," said Cunningham, who has received plaudits from several groups for his bipartisan work, also noting that President Donald Trump has signed two of his bills into law. “The other side is not the enemy.”
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