Two GOP senators criticized Rep. Steve Scalise's (R-LA) 2002 speech to a white supremacist group on Sunday, but did not call for the incoming House Majority Whip to step down. Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) called the speech a "grave mistake" Sunday, but added, "I think Cedric Richmond makes the point ... He's a Democrat, African-American. He said Steve Scalise doesn't have a racist bone in his body." Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) said Republican leaders should respond to the controversy with "actions, not just words."
