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Paramore's Hayley Williams decries TN GOP after Allison Russell resolution dustup

A Republican blocked a resolution honoring Grammy-winning Black musician Allison Russell while allowing a similar resolution to pass for Paramore.

But House Majority Leader William Lamberth, R-Portland, said Thursday that members often object to items on the consent calendar when they have "additional questions." Artists like Russell and Americana Music Association award-winner Margo Price were active participants in protests against the House's April 6, 2023 expulsion of Jones and Rep. Justin Pearson, D-Memphis. The pair were expelled for breaking House decorum rules to lead a brief gun reform protest from the chamber floor after the mass shooting at The Covenant School.

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