A House committee hearing turned chaotic on Thursday after two Republican witnesses left the room without questioning from panel members.
of Ohio, chairman of the House Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government, struggled to control members of the panel when Thursday's hearing on Capitol Hill turned chaotic., appeared before the committee this week to testify on the Biden administration's communication with social media companies on the moderation of COVID-19 content on their platforms.
Shortly after their opening statements, committee member Representative Stephen Lynch, a Massachusetts Democrat, asked Jordan why the two witnesses were allowed to leave the hearing without cross-examination from the panel, arguing that without follow-up interrogation, their testimony should be stricken from the record.
In response to Lynch's concerns, committee members began talking over one another as they tried to argue and defend their colleagues, with Republicans contesting that those courtesies were not made when the witnesses wereRepresentative Jim Jordan listens during the Conservative Political Action Conference at Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center on March 2, 2023, in National Harbor, Maryland.
"Furthermore, Democrats recently asked Representative Jamie Raskin to provide an opening statement to the committee without taking questions as well. Democrats know all of this, of course, but sadly decided to put on a partisan charade instead of act like adults." The weaponization is a new committee that was created by the new Republican majority in January, largely in response to the
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