A Republican lawmaker has halted a vote to honour TJ Osborne, one half of the country duo Brothers Osborne.
According to a report from Variety, TJ was expected to be honoured in Tennessee with a symbolic gesture.
The chair of the House Republican Caucus, Jeremy Faison, stopped the bill from going forward. He went on to defend his stance by saying: ” We have some concerns.”
Before Faison intervened the honour was passed in the Senate with a 30-0 vote.
Shortly after the decision was announced, Brothers Osborne tweeted the Tennessee lawmaker and asked to meet in person.
“We’ve lived in this state for over half of our lives. [Jeremy Faison] honoured Ben Shapiro who doesn’t even live here. Jeremy, let’s have lunch one day. On us. Would really like to know more about you as a person,” they tweeted.
Faison responded to the country duo’s tweet stating: “I would be honoured to break bread with you.” The country artists responded back with: “We’ll message you directly.”
I would be honored to break bread with you.
— Rep. Jeremy Faison (@JeremyFaison4TN) May 4, 2021
We’ll message you directly, @JeremyFaison4TN. https://t.co/1WHPDzhJUW
— Brothers Osborne (@brothersosborne) May 4, 2021
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