California Democratic Congresswoman Katie Porter masterfully handled a witness testifying for Republicans on the issue of gun control, making it clear that she wasn’t about to be steamrolled and lied to.
Amy Swearer of the right-wing Heritage Foundation was appearing before the House Oversight Committee, and she immediately suggested Porter had incorrectly accused her of perjury regarding legislation on assault weapons:
“Would you like the explanation?” Swearer asked Porter, to which the congresswoman replied:
Rep. Andy Biggs (R-AZ) squawked that Swearer had not been allowed to answer, but he was promptly ruled out of order by the committee chair.
Swearer then got even angrier:
Porter:
The witness responded:
Once again, Porter had the perfect comeback:
Seething, Swearen hissed:
Rather than let Swearen continue, Porter told her:
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