Vermont lawmaker apologizes for repeatedly pouring water in colleague’s bag
Rep. Mary Morrissey, a Republican lawmaker from Vermont, has apologized for repeatedly pouring water into a Democratic colleague’s bag, after he caught her doing it on video.
MONTPELIER, Vt. — A Republican state lawmaker from Vermont has apologized for repeatedly pouring water into a Democratic colleague’s bag, after he caught her doing it on video.
State Rep. Mary Morrissey publicly apologized to state Rep. Jim Carroll, colleagues and the citizens of Vermont from the House floor on Monday. Both are from Bennington, a town of about 15,000 in the southwestern corner of the state.
“I am truly ashamed for my actions,” Morrissey said of “her disrespectful conduct” toward Carroll. She said she had apologized directly to Carroll and would be working toward “resolution and restoration through out legislative process.”
This image taken from video provided by Vermont Rep. Jim Carroll, a Democrat, appears to show Vermont Rep. Mary Morrissey, a Republican from Bennington, pouring water into the bag of Democratic Rep. Carroll, also of Bennington, on April 26.Jim Carroll via AP fileIn response, Carroll told the chamber that he heard the sincerity in her voice but that he had to be frank, saying: “For five months, I went through this,” and Morrissey had a choice each time she did it.
“It was torment,” he said.
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