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VIDEO: Bobby Rush removed from House floor for wearing hoodie

3/28/2012

Congress has strict rules about what you can and can't wear on the floor. Rep. Bobby Rush (D.-Ill.), frankly, doesn't give a damn.

Rush removed his suit jacket to reveal a hoodie underneath on Wednesday. He placed the hood of his sweatshirt over his head to make a point about Trayvon Martin, saying, "Just because someone wears a hoodie does not make them a hoodlum."

Hats are prohibited from being worn in the chamber. Rush was asked to leave the floor when he refused to remove the hood.

See it unfold below:

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