Cherokee U.S. Rep. Yvette Herrell, Redskins cheerleader?

Legislator's staff sometimes shields her from Indigenous-focused questions. Why?

U.S. Rep. Yvette Herrell (R-NM), speaking at a contentious House hearing regarding the Redskins on Feb. 3, 2022. (screeshot)

WASHINGTON — Picture it. Washington, D.C., the day after the Washington NFL football team changed its name from a temporary, nondescript placeholder, “the Washington Football Team,” to its current moniker, The Commanders (which T-B…