Florida Rep.'s Wife Says She Was Ejected From State Of Union
POSTED: Wednesday, February 1, 2006
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- The wife of Rep. C.W. Bill Young, R-Indian Shores, told a newspaper that she was ejected during the State of the Union address for wearing a T-shirt that says, "Support the Troops Defending Our Freedom."Beverly Young told the St. Petersburg Times that she was sitting in the front row of the House gallery Tuesday night when she was approached by someone who told her she needed to leave.She said she reluctantly agreed, but argued with several officers in an outside hallway.In a telephone interview with the newspaper, Young said she told them her shirt wasn't a protest but a message of support.Capitol Police Sgt. Kimberly Schneider said Young wasn't ejected from the gallery and she left on her own. She couldn't provide additional details.Young's husband found out about the incident after Bush's speech and called it unacceptable.
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