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Yesterday in the House of Representatives, UDP Party Whip Michael Finnegan set his targets on President of the CWU Audrey Matura Shepherd. She's been calling on the Prime Minister to do more to protects FCIB workers. Honourable Finnegan jumped to his defence. Here's some of what he had to say:

FILE ( Tuesday, September 15, 2015)

Hon. Michael Finnegan, Mesopotamia

"The lady must do her job as head of the union properly. Stop behave quarrelsome man. When you behave quarrelsome sir, from my 65 years of experienced you do not get things done. Especially if you are representing people. If you are representing your own self and you want to be an idiot and you want to be quarrelsome, that is different because nobody else get hurt in the process. Anytime this union leader get up and she talk, all she talk is Dean Barrow and Dean Barrow this and Dean Barrow that. I don't know what Dean Barrow do that lady. Or why that lady doesn't like this man. But you must have done that lady something, because every time that lady gets up, she is disrespectful of the Prime Minister of this country. I will not say that. I will be very respectful to the lady, because I think the lady have some abilities too sir."

Well, today in the upper house, Senator Lisa Shoman lashed out at Finnegan; she said his attack on Matura had was ugly and uncalled for:

Hon. Lisa Shoman - PUP Senator

"As a woman and as a senator I am deeply offended and I reject the language that was used by the honourable Michael Finnegan yesterday in the House of Representatives against the president of the Christian Workers Union Audrey Matura- Shephard. It is unacceptable for any member of parliament to abuse parliamentary privilege to attack in such a personal manner, someone who is unable to defend herself in the same forum and this kind on incivility needs to stop immediately."