(Providence, RI) -- A dress code was approved in the Rhode Island Senate on Tuesday despite a lawmaker's argument that it was racist. Jonathon Acosta, a Democrat from Central Falls, said he shouldn't have to wear a blazer and tie. He and others argued at the State House that the dress code was a form of oppression. But the dress code passed by a 29-to-7 vote. Another senator who spoke during debate, Republican Gordon Rogers of Foster, said he dresses up out of respect for the institution.
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