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Committees, clashes and cafeterias — Congressional Hits and Misses

Week ending March 10, 2023

By Chris Hale
Posted March 10, 2023 at 3:56pm

Highlights of this week’s Congressional Hits and Misses include Oklahoma Republican Sen. Markwayne Mullin and Teamsters General President Sean O’Brien turning a Senate HELP Committee hearing into a schoolyard shouting match, a hungry New Jersey Rep. Frank Pallone Jr. turning a House Energy and Commerce hearing into a cafeteria, other House members turning against the Senate, and more.

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