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AOC Goes After Sen. Mike Lee After He Blocks Two Newly Proposed Museums

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It’s a day that ends in “y,” so Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) is picking a fight with a conservative senator.  On Thursday Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) blocked a bill that would approve two proposed Smithsonian museums, the National Museum of the American Latino and the American Women’s History Museum. The bill, presented on a bipartisan basis by Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) and Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX), already unanimously passed the House. But, Sen. Lee believes the museums would "further divide an already divided nation."

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"My objection to the creation of a new Smithsonian museum or series of museums based on group identity, what Theodore Roosevelt called hyphenated Americanism, is not a matter of budgetary or legislative technicalities," Lee explained. "It is a matter of national unity and cultural inclusion."

"The so-called critical theory undergirding this movement does not celebrate diversity; it weaponizes diversity," he continued. "I understand what my colleagues are trying to do and why. I respect what they're trying to do. I even share their interests in ensuring that these stories are told. But the last thing we need is to further divide an already divided nation with an array of segregated, separate-but-equal museums for hyphenated identity groups."

AOC ripped Sen. Lee on Twitter.

The Hispanic Congressional Caucus agreed and called Sen. Lee's move "disgraceful." 

Sen. Menendez accused Lee of "standing in the way of the dreams and aspirations of seeing Americans of Latino descent having their dreams fully recognized." 

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"This is a sad moment," said Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME), who sponsored the Smithsonian Women's History Museum Act.

Some conservative Latinos, however, appreciated Sen. Lee's actions because agreeing to the measure would have amounted to bowing to the "woke" crowd. 

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