Nebraska lawmaker apologizes for using colleague’s name in book’s rape description

Nebraska lawmaker apologizes for using colleague’s name in book’s rape description

Republican Nebraska state Sen. Steve Halloran is facing calls to resign after he inserted Sen. Machaela Cavanaugh’s name into a passage he read during a debate from a book’s rape scene that contained graphic details, reports CNN affiliate WOWT. Halloran apologized on the Senate floor for inserting his colleague’s name, defending his decision to read the passage.