Iowa Lawmaker Reads “Sex After Sixty” During Debate
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(DES MOINES, Iowa) — Things are getting a little steamy in the Iowa statehouse.
During a lengthy debate on public school teachers’ collective bargaining rights, Republican state Rep. Ross Paustian decided to slip in a little racy reading.
The Des Moines Register posted a photo of him, apparently unabashed, perusing Sex After Sixty in the statehouse chamber on its Facebook page.
Paustian, 59, told the Des Moines Register the book was passed to him by fellow Rep. Robert Bacon, also a Republican.
“We could all use a laugh around here,” he said.
Paustian isn’t the only lawmaker to zone out during the debate.
The left-leaning advocacy group Progress Iowa posted a photo of Republican state Rep. Clel Baudler supposedly watching Netflix:
Rep. Clel Baudler watches @netflix while @IAHouseGOP tries to pass bill to bully teachers #ialegis #standwithteachers pic.twitter.com/TKgA5kE8UA
— Progress Iowa (@ProgressIowa) March 18, 2015
Neither Paustian, Baudler nor Bacon immediately returned ABC News’ request for comment.
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