It appears that Eli Crane is trying to unseat Paul Gosar as being considered AZ's most bigoted member of Congress

He's got a long way to go, even with this utterance, but this is a good start.

At the very least, he's staked out the "more bigoted than thou" turf in any R primary in his district.

From NBCNews -

Arizona Republican refers to Black Americans as 'colored people' in House floor debate

Rep. Eli Crane, R-Ariz. referred to Black people as "colored people" Thursday in floor debate over his proposed amendment to an annual defense policy bill, prompting a stern rebuke from the former chair of the Congressional Black Caucus.

“My amendment has nothing to do with whether or not colored people or Black people or anybody can serve,” said Crane, who is in his first term. “It has nothing to do with any of that stuff.”