Kip Williams, co-founder of the activist group GetEqual, interrupted as Obama was delivering a fundraising speech for Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.). The president paused to lecture the man as other Democratic supporters booed the heckler.
"I hate to say this, but ... if he wants to demonstrate, buy a ticket to a guy who doesn't support his point of view, and then you can yell as much as you want there," Obama said. Williams' group interrupted another Obama speech earlier this year, in Los Angeles.
Obama told Williams to "read the newspapers." "He said do it faster," the president said. "It's like, come on, man, I'm dealing with Congress here. It takes a little bit of time."
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On the House side, the state of play is even more unclear. Democratic Rep. Patrick Murphy of Pennsylvania is expected to propose the repeal as an amendment to a Defense Department budget bill due before the House Thursday. But Speaker Nancy Pelosi has said she won't allow the vote unless it will pass. According to The Hill newspaper, Democrats have yet to gauge where their caucus stands on Murphy's amendment.
With House Republicans largely united against the bill and conservative Democrats on the fence, supporters might not have the votes they need.