Rep. Eli Crane used the derogatory phrase in describing his proposed amendment to a military bill. Democratic Rep. Joyce Beatty asked that his words be stricken from the record.

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    Colored was used on signs specifically to segregate POCs from whites, so that term especially has specific connotations of racism to it.