Take congressional committees off TV

Published May 17, 2024 5:25pm ET



There’s a famous adage that politics is show business for ugly people, and nowhere is that more true than in the House of Representatives.

On Thursday, a hearing of the House Oversight Committee devolved into insults between lawmakers as Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA), and Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) took turns insulting each other’s character, intelligence, and physical appearance.

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