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Harlem lawmaker (D) sanctioned for explicit remarks about his mom after Rep. Rangel's death
A Democratic state lawmaker from East Harlem has been sanctioned for “sexually explicit remarks” he gave on the chamber floor earlier in the year, Speaker Carl Heastie announced Friday.
Assemblymember Eddie Gibbs received a warning letter and was ordered to undergo counseling “to address the use of sexually explicit remarks and the use of professional communication,” Heastie’s office said.
The statement in question came during a speech Gibbs gave in May after the death of former Rep. Charlie Rangel.
Gibbs said on the floor that his late mother was enamored with both Rangel and Rangel's predecessor, Adam Clayton Powell Jr.
https://gothamist.com/news/harlem-lawmaker-sanctioned-for-explicit-remarks-about-his-mom-after-rep-rangels-death