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    ‘Oversight After Dark’: Lawmakers Hurl Insults at Session

    In an after-hours session on Capitol Hill, insults by the right-wing Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene led to a raucous exchange with Democrats, featuring insults about personal appearance, intellect and more.

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  7. TimesVideo

    Insults Disrupt House Oversight Committee Session

    Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, a Republican, insulted the appearance of Representative Jasmine Crockett, a Democrat, in a session of the House Oversight Committee leading the meeting to break out into shouting.

     
  8. congressional memo

    ‘Oversight After Dark’: Lawmakers Hurl Insults at Session

    In an after-hours session on Capitol Hill, insults by the right-wing Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene led to a raucous exchange with Democrats, featuring insults about personal appearance, intellect and more.

    By Luke Broadwater

     
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