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Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., on Friday posted a video of himself reading Dr. Seuss' "Green Eggs and Ham," after the famous children's author-illustrator came under fire this week.
Dr. Seuss Enterprises, the company that preserves and protects the author's legacy, on Tuesday announced that it would stop the publication of six Seuss books that "portray people in ways that are hurtful and wrong," it said in a statement to The Associated Press.
"I still like Dr. Seuss, so I decided to read Green Eggs and Ham," McCarthy tweeted Friday with a video of himself reading the book.
The company said copies of "And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street," "If I Ran the Zoo," "McElligot's Pool," "On Beyond Zebra!," "Scrambled Eggs Super!," and "The Cat's Quizzer" will no longer be published as of March 2, which was Seuss' birthday and National Read Across America Day.
The holiday, traditionally recognized by U. S. presidents each year, encourages schools across the country to celebrate reading and commemorate the popular children's author, who died in 1991.
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