It’s common for lawmakers to use simple, seemingly inane questions during congressional hearings to get to a larger point. Though it may appear the lawmaker is unfamiliar with the topic, he is usually looking for a specific answer, or he is looking for a witness to shed some light on a certain detail.
We saw something like this on Tuesday when Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, questioned Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, though some in the press have chosen to misrepresent the facts.
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