'We're going to change this,' said Rep. Justin Pearson after he and another Black Democratic lawmaker were expelled from the Tennessee House.
killed six people. Johnson, who is white, dodged an expulsion by one vote.
Biden spoke to the three Democrats during a conference call on Friday and thanked them for their leadership in seeking to ban assault weapons and standing up for democratic values, the White House said. Biden also invited them to the White House in the near future. A White House official said Harris traveled to Nashville to lift"the voices" of thousands of young voters who have led demonstrations at the Tennessee state Capitol to change gun laws but haven't swayed the state's Republican majority. Tennessee Republicans expel two of 'Tennessee Three' House Democrats for leading pro-gun reform protest
The vice president"wants to make sure that these young people's voices are heard," the White House official said."In the face of a very tragic event, they want action."
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