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0:49Now PlayingOusted Tennessee lawmaker will continue push for change after expulsion | USA TODAY
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0:49Now PlayingAfter Tennessee Republicans expelled two Black Democratic lawmakers from the House, Rep. Justin Pearson said they would continue to push for change.
RELATEDTennessee Rep. Justin Jones calls out Republican hypocrisy ahead of expulsion vote
Ten days after a shooter unloaded 152 rounds at a Nashville school and killed six people, Tennessee House Republicans on Thursday expelled from the General Assembly two Democratic lawmakers for breaking House rules and mounting a gun-reform protest on the chamber's floor.
After hours of fiery debate, the House expelled Reps. Justin Jones, D-Nashville, on a 72-25 vote, and Rep. Justin Pearson, D-Memphis, 69-26, in a move that put the nation's eyes on Tennessee and its politics. But the House failed to achieve the two-thirds majority needed to kick Rep. Gloria Johnson, D-Knoxville, out of the chamber. The effort to expel Johnson failed on a 65-30 vote, as chants "Gloria! Gloria!" rang out in the House chamber.
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