Congressional Black Caucus Chair Rep. Joyce Beatty (D-Ohio) had a squabble with Rep. Hal Rogers (R-Ky.) on Tuesday when she asked him to put on his mask before entering the U.S. Capitol's subway. Cell phone video caught the incident, showing Rogers allegedly telling Beatty to "kiss my ass," The Week reports.

"I'm a member of Congress like you, and I'm a woman. You will NOT disrespect me. … You picked the wrong woman today," she told Rogers in a response that was caught on video.

Beatty took to Twitter to unleash a few messages detailing the clash as the two representatives headed to the House floor to cast their votes.

"Today, while heading to the House floor for votes, I respectfully asked my colleague @RepHalRogers to put on a mask while boarding the train. He then poked my back, demanding I get on the train. When I asked him not to touch me, he responded, “kiss my ass,” the representative tweeted.

"This is the kind of disrespect we have been fighting for years, and indicative of the larger issue we have with GOP Members flaunting health and safety mandates designed to keep us and our staff safe," she continued.

By the afternoon, Rogers apologized to Beatty on the House floor and admitted to CNN's Manu Raju that his "words were not acceptable." Raju confirmed this in a tweet.

According to CNN, Rogers later issued a statement saying he "expressed my regret to her, first and foremost."

His apology came after members of the Congressional Black Caucus assembled at the House steps, demanding Roger grant Beatty a public mea culpa for his blatant disrespect and "assaulting" her, CNN reports. 

"It's despicable that someone could physically and verbally assault another member of this chamber," Rep. Steven Horsford (D-Nev.), the first vice chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus, said, according to CNN. "We are here in solidarity to call on that member to formally apologize to our Chair and to understand the seriousness of his actions and the lack of decorum that he exhibited today."

House Democratic Caucus Chairman Hakeem Jeffries also added some biting comments about the political fray.

"He needs to apologize, man up, apologize immediately before this escalates to a place he doesn't want this to go. Who does Hal Rogers think he is? How dare he put his hands on anyone, man, woman or child? How dare he assault Joyce Beatty? How dare he jab her aggressively in the back? How dare he verbally attack her? How dare he say 'kiss my ass?' Who do you think you are?" Jeffries said, according to CNN.

Beatty told CNN that Rogers' initial apology on the House floor was inadequate because he "mumbled some words," which prompted the representative to demand that Rogers publicly acknowledge his fault.

She also added the racial hierarchy in America would never allow the consequences to slide if the roles were reversed.

"Maybe the question is, had a Black man poked a White woman and then told her to kiss his blank blank, you tell me what you think would have happened," she said.

Beatty said she has excused Rogers after his apology and is "moving on."  However, Beatty's interaction with Rogers indicates the ongoing dissatisfaction that many Democrats have with Republican lawmakers who continue to defy mask mandates while operating in Congress.

Republican Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene and Andrew Clyde both accrued almost $150,000 combined in fines as of mid-January for failing to comply with mask requirements, The Hill reports.

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