SC Congressman Joe Cunningham calls out DC hypocrisy and cracks beer in farewell speech
Grace Beahm Alford gbeahm@postandcourier.com Charleston's Democratic U.S. Rep. Joe Cunningham has kept a low profile since losing South Carolina's 1st Congressional District seat in November. But in his last speech on the House floor Thursday, the outgoing congressman didn't pull any punches and called out hypocrisy and divisiveness. Then, he cracked open a beer to celebrate his time in Washington. It was a DC Brau pale ale called Joint Resolution. He didn't take a sip, though. The freshman lawmaker in 2019 had tried to bring a six-pack of craft beer onto the House floor but was stopped be...
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