Crockett claims Republican opponents would throw her 'back in chains'

Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, claimed on Tuesday that conservatives would enslave people like her if they could, claiming their opposition is just another incarnation of old hatreds.

Crockett argued that current Republican attacks are an outgrowth of the mentalities behind slavery and segregation.

"It is easier, in my opinion, to do what’s right every single day that I go in and serve and do right for everyone. Because at the end of the day, I know that there was a time and a place...