The Latest: Chairman of black caucus defends Waters' remark
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on Congress and immigration (all times local):
4:05 p.m.
The chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus is defending Democratic Rep. Maxine Waters for telling an audience to "push back" on members of President Donald Trump's Cabinet in public settings.
Waters' remarks came the same week that White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders was asked to leave a restaurant and Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen left a different restaurant after protesters began shouting at her.
Republican House Speaker Paul Ryan said Tuesday that Waters should apologize.
But Democratic Rep.