House Speaker “Effectively Bans” Cherokee Chief Following Medicaid Comment Spat…

For about the umpteenth time in Oklahoma history, a white politician has vowed to silence Native American voices.

This time, it's surprisingly not Kevin Stitt.

In case you missed it, both YawnDoc and Oklahoma Voice reported yesterday that House Speaker Kyle Hilbert – a guy who looks like a bird that just flew into a windshield – threw a major hissy fit after Cherokee Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin advocated for Medicaid during a speech on the Oklahoma House floor.

Here’s a quick breakdown of what happened.

Last week, Cherokee Chief Chuck Hoskin gave a 20-minute speech to the full House at the Capitol. For about 30 seconds of that speech, he advocated for protecting Medicaid expansion — something House leaders would very much like to chip away at.