‘Outrageous!’: Matt Gaetz and Karen Bass Have Yelling Match During Committee Hearing – Complete with Table-Pounding

Matt Gaetz Rep Deborah ░░░░░░░░ D NC Karen Bass ░░░░░░░░ CA yesterday Gaetz You ░░░░░░░░ the phrase unborn child ░░░░░░░░ your most recent debate ░░░░░░░░ does that phrase mean ░░░░░░░░ you ROSS Mr Gaetz ░░░░░░░░ Bass would like to ░░░░░░░░ your questions Gaetz Well ░░░░░░░░ she can strike the ░░░░░░░░ word ROSS I am ░░░░░░░░ with you right now ░░░░░░░░ I do not yield ░░░░░░░░ So that s telling ░░░░░░░░ I mean I m ░░░░░░░░ trying to get answers ░░░░░░░░ questions Ms Bass you ░░░░░░░░ t use the words ░░░░░░░░ were confusing so I ░░░░░░░░ not gonna yield to ░░░░░░░░ BASS Thank you And ░░░░░░░░ is my bill Gaetz ░░░░░░░░ am not you didn ░░░░░░░░ use the words in ░░░░░░░░ of it BASS And ░░░░░░░░ why Gaetz It was ░░░░░░░░ Ross who used those ░░░░░░░░ And if I want ░░░░░░░░ ask questions of Ms ░░░░░░░░ she could choose whether ░░░░░░░░ not to yield to ░░░░░░░░ the answers But you ░░░░░░░░ covering for her that ░░░░░░░░ doesn t know the ░░░░░░░░ she uses and cannot ░░░░░░░░ a Judiciary Committee sit ░░░░░░░░ answer the questions BASS ░░░░░░░░ answered the questions Gaetz ░░░░░░░░ something as important as ░░░░░░░░ or death when I ░░░░░░░░ the time is outrageous ░░░░░░░░ Are you done Gaetz ░░░░░░░░ m done when my ░░░░░░░░ is done NADLER Mr ░░░░░░░░ s time Gaetz When ░░░░░░░░ m done you can ░░░░░░░░ for those questions But ░░░░░░░░ s crazy that in ░░░░░░░░ committee whem I m ░░░░░░░░ to get honest answers ░░░░░░░░ questions about the effect ░░░░░░░░ the bill BASS You ░░░░░░░░ t want honest answers ░░░░░░░░ whether or not it ░░░░░░░░ the way to abortions ░░░░░░░░ you all want to ░░░░░░░░ up there and squawk ░░░░░░░░ me rather than allow ░░░░░░░░ to ask questions When ░░░░░░░░ have the time you ░░░░░░░░ control the time How ░░░░░░░░ that But these are ░░░░░░░░ questions She used the ░░░░░░░░ unborn child I would ░░░░░░░░ to know what that ░░░░░░░░ to her because what ░░░░░░░░ means to us BASS ░░░░░░░░ can ask her on ░░░░░░░░ break Gaetz is that ░░░░░░░░ is a life You ░░░░░░░░ what I want the ░░░░░░░░ on the record Ms ░░░░░░░░ I won t the ░░░░░░░░ for the American people ░░░░░░░░ to all of us ░░░░░░░░ party that was impugned ░░░░░░░░ actually think that unborn ░░░░░░░░ is a child and ░░░░░░░░ there is a liberty ░░░░░░░░ there that is worthy ░░░░░░░░ our defense and our ░░░░░░░░ and the values that ░░░░░░░░ the American Constitution I ░░░░░░░░ t think that s ░░░░░░░░ unreasonable And by the ░░░░░░░░ if you use a ░░░░░░░░ in this committee you ░░░░░░░░ t have to have ░░░░░░░░ senior member answer the ░░░░░░░░ for you You should ░░░░░░░░ able to answer those ░░░░░░░░ yourself And if not ░░░░░░░░ think it speaks to ░░░░░░░░ credibility of the debate ░░░░░░░░ is offered So I ░░░░░░░░ yield Ms Bass I ░░░░░░░░ got 50 seconds BASS ░░░░░░░░ you I would like ░░░░░░░░ us to vote on ░░░░░░░░ amendment I think the ░░░░░░░░ is clear The rest ░░░░░░░░ this discussion is theater ░░░░░░░░ would like to vote ░░░░░░░░ the amendment Gaetz Well ░░░░░░░░ Can we vote on ░░░░░░░░ amendment Mr Chair Gaetz ░░░░░░░░ tell you what Ms ░░░░░░░░ Reclaiming my time We ░░░░░░░░ vote when we re ░░░░░░░░ well ready and when ░░░░░░░░ re done answering our ░░░░░░░░ BASS Are you chair ░░░░░░░░ the committee now Gaetz ░░░░░░░░ We have right in ░░░░░░░░ minority to utilize time ░░░░░░░░ the five minute rule ░░░░░░░░ be able to offer ░░░░░░░░ perspective on matters And ░░░░░░░░ re sorry if you ░░░░░░░░ are in such a ░░░░░░░░ to kill unborn life ░░░░░░░░ you re unwilling to ░░░░░░░░ our questions But you ░░░░░░░░ what The good news ░░░░░░░░ with the Supreme Court ░░░░░░░░ currently have this is ░░░░░░░░ a pro life country ░░░░░░░░ we ve got all ░░░░░░░░ time in the world ░░░░░░░░ that. I yield back.”