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Louisiana Democratic Rep. Cedric Richmond defended colleague Rep. Steve Scalise (R-La.) amid reports that Scalise spoke at a white supremacist convention in 2002.

I don't think Steve Scalise has a racist bone in his body," Richmond, who is black, told the New Orleans Times-Picayune.

"Steve and I have worked on issues that benefit poor people, black people, white people, Jewish people. I know his character."

While Richmond supports Scalise, the Louisiana Democratic Party bashed the GOP lawmaker and House majority whip in a statement. The party said the story is disturbing and accused allies of trying to sweep this incident under the rug by blaming Scalises staff and claiming the then-state representative didnt know the groups ideology.

If someone in Louisiana didn't know about David Duke's beliefs in 2002, they must have been hiding under a very large rock somewhere, Executive Director Stephen Handwerk said in an emailed statement.

This is a serious stain on Scalise's record as a public servant, that he spoke to a hate group and now lacks the courage to face the voters and make amends for such an egregious lapse in judgment."

In a statement to The Hill, Scalise spokeswoman Moria Bagley did not deny that that Scalise spoke with the group but said that hes never supported its white supremacist message.

Throughout his career in public service, Mr. Scalise has spoken to hundreds of different groups with a broad range of viewpoints. In every case, he was building support for his policies, not the other way around, she said in an email.

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Washington [Update: This story was updated at 2:30 ET to include new statements from Rep. Steve Scalise and House Speaker John Boehner.]

No sooner had House Speaker John Boehner dispensed with one problem congressman admitted tax evader Michael Grimm (R) of New York, who is resigning his seat when another one reared his head. And this situation could be harder to resolve.

Rep. Steve Scalise (R) of Louisiana, the House majority whip and the No. 3 House Republican, has acknowledgedthat he spoke to a white supremacist group in 2002, when he was a member of the Louisiana legislature, according to The Washington Post.

But Congressman Scalise says he didnt know at the time that the organization had troubling connections. The group, called the European-American Unity and Rights Organization, or EURO, was founded by former Ku Klux Klan grand wizard David Duke. Mr. Duke, a former Louisiana state representative and gubernatorial candidate, was nationally known as a white nationalist, but Scalises associates say he wasnt aware of the groups link to Duke.

For anyone to suggest that I was involved with a group like that is insulting and ludicrous, Scalise told the New Orleans Times-Picayune on Monday night.

On Tuesday, he issued an additional statement, calling his decision to speak to the group "a mistake.

"Twelve years ago, I spoke to many different Louisiana groups as a state representative, trying to build support for legislation that focused on cutting wasteful state spending, eliminating government corruption, and stopping tax hikes, Scalise said. "One of the many groups that I spoke to regarding this critical legislation was a group whose views I wholeheartedly condemn. It was a mistake I regret, and I emphatically oppose the divisive racial and religious views groups like these hold.

Speaker Boehner also released a statement Tuesday in support of Scalise.

More than a decade ago, Representative Scalise made an error in judgment, and he was right to acknowledge it was wrong and inappropriate, Boehner said. Like many of my colleagues on both sides of the aisle, I know Steve to be a man of high integrity and good character. He has my full confidence as our whip, and he will continue to do great and important work for all Americans.

Louisiana-based political blogger Lamar White Jr. first brought the story to light, after finding posts on the white nationalist website Stormfront.

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