“Frankly men who treat women like that in public, I fear how they treat them in private,” Ocasio-Cortez said.
Progressive Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez wondered how a Republican chastised Rep. Clay Higgins for his rude treatment of a female witness during a climate hearing Thursday.
AOC accused the Louisiana congressman and other GOPers on the House Oversight Committee of disrespecting Raya Salter, a lawyer and clean energy advocate, during her testimony on corporations and climate change. Higgins and Salter got into a tense, and times, shouting exchange. At one point, Higgins even called Salter “boo” as he pushed her to answer his question.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez slammed GOP Rep. Clay Higgins for his rough questioning of a witness during a House hearing.as she pounded her fist on the dais. “We can be better than this, we don’t have to resort to yelling.”Higgins asked Raya Salter an open-ended question that led to the heated exchange between the two.“I would hope that someone would issue you an apology, but because I don’t believe will, I want to apologize to you about the conduct of this committee,” Ocasio-Cortez said.
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