Sen. Ted Cruz, R–Texas, and Sen. Mazie Hirono, D-Hawaii, got into a brief extracurricular disagreement on abortion while the two hosted a hearing on the pros and cons of term limits for federal judges and members of Congress.

During a hearing with the Senate Judiciary Committee that primarily featured Cruz and Hirono amid a bevy of empty seats, Cruz concluded the first panel and initiated a transition to the next.

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