Rebecca Shabad is a politics reporter for NBC News based in Washington.
Republican Nebraska state Sen. Steve Halloran is facing calls to resign after he inserted a colleague's name into a passage he read during a floor debate from a book's rape scene that included graphic detail. Halloran apologized on the Senate floor Tuesday morning, defending his decision to read the passage but saying it was a 'mistake' to reference his colleagues.
Julie Slama, a Republican and the youngest member of the chamber, spoke on the floor following Halloran's apology. She said Halloran's remarks Monday were 'wholly inappropriate' and called on the legislature to take stronger action to prevent similar incidents. 'I don't care if it was John Cavanaugh, I don't care if it was Machaela Cavanaugh,' she said. 'It doesn't matter the gender of the person you are trying to sexually harass.' Sen.
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