Majority parties use congressional hearings to score points. This tactic will backfire if the majority members are unprepared or if the minority has done its homework. Some examples this week.
Swalwell: I think that it is quite rich that we are talking about subpoena compliance under a chairman of the full committee who was absolutely out of subpoena compliance in the last congress..
— Acyn (@Acyn) March 9, 2023
*shows Jim Jordan subpoena* pic.twitter.com/ooSDdU5Q0T
Rep. Boebert (R-CO): “We have more than 25% of federal employees not logging into work.”@USOPM Dir. Kiran Ahuja: “I do take issue with the characterization.”
— The Recount (@therecount) March 9, 2023
Boebert: “It’s in this leaked document.”
Ahuja: “You’re basing that from 2020, which is in the last administration.” pic.twitter.com/5miLlVFrgD
WASSERMAN SCHULTZ: Journalists should avoid accepting spoon-fed, cherry-picked information if it's likely to be slanted, would you agree with that?
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) March 9, 2023
TAIBBI: I think it depends
WS: Really? *plays clip of Taibbi basically agreeing with the premise of her question on Rogan's pod* pic.twitter.com/LWAKg4ogG1
