US President Biden took the stage on the 28th at a conference to discuss issues related to hunger and nutrition, invoking the names of the lawmakers who helped bring about the conference. Our senator died last month.
At the conference, hosted by the White House, Biden thanked bipartisan lawmakers for their efforts. Among them, Representative Jackie Warorski (R., Indiana) died in a car accident on August 3. Biden released a statement at the time following news of the senator’s death, expressing his condolences.
“Jackie, where are you? I thought you were going,” Biden said on stage that day.
The White House did not respond to a request for comment on Biden’s remarks.
Original title:“Where’s Jackie?” Biden asks after the death of the lawmaker at Hunger Forum(extract)
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