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Heated exchange at hearing targets a witness called 'Hank' and draws denunciations
Summary
A committee member labeled a prior testimony "1 of the most disgusting testimonies I have ever heard" and accused unnamed parties of "open borders" policies; witnesses and other attendees responded with anger and calls to keep the hearing focused on deceased children.
A member of the panel opened a tense exchange by telling witnesses he found a prior testimony to be "1 of the most disgusting testimonies I have ever heard," and asked a witness named Miss Wilkerson to respond. The comment referenced a witness the speaker called "Hank," and framed part of the dispute in partisan terms: "to turn this into a MAGA Republican idiotic low IQ lecture is sickening."
Several witnesses pushed back, calling for the hearing to remain about the four children at issue and rejecting unrelated topics and partisan attacks. One speaker said, "No. We're talking about these 4 kids." The exchange illustrated sharply diverging views about who should be heard and what the hearing's focus should be, and participants repeatedly urged the panel to keep the session on the families' testimony.
