Rep. Lisa McClain Asks Acting Labor Sec. Julie Su Several Times: ‘Have You Ever Owned a Business?’

MCCLAIN We talk in ░░░░░░░░ Have do you believe ░░░░░░░░ capitalism Yes wonderful Have ░░░░░░░░ ever owned a business ░░░░░░░░ I ve said this ░░░░░░░░ and I m sure ░░░░░░░░ m going to get ░░░░░░░░ off saying it now ░░░░░░░░ I am the daughter ░░░░░░░░ Good That would be ░░░░░░░░ yes or no SU ░░░░░░░░ small business owner MCCLAIN ░░░░░░░░ that that s great ░░░░░░░░ who had small business ░░░░░░░░ I was growing up ░░░░░░░░ MCCLAIN So OK This ░░░░░░░░ be really easy for ░░░░░░░░ SU I m sorry ░░░░░░░░ Let s try this ░░░░░░░░ Let s try this ░░░░░░░░ Listen carefully If you ░░░░░░░░ to write a note ░░░░░░░░ that s fine Have ░░░░░░░░ it is kind of ░░░░░░░░ when you re supposed ░░░░░░░░ be the acting secretary ░░░░░░░░ you can t answer ░░░░░░░░ question So I m ░░░░░░░░ you on the comedy ░░░░░░░░ it s not that ░░░░░░░░ goal because it s ░░░░░░░░ life So let s ░░░░░░░░ it again Have you ░░░░░░░░ the daughter not the ░░░░░░░░ not the sister not ░░░░░░░░ aunt have you ever ░░░░░░░░ a business SU Congresswoman ░░░░░░░░ asked me why crosstalk ░░░░░░░░ Have you OK let ░░░░░░░░ try this again So ░░░░░░░░ re making a ton ░░░░░░░░ money You re trying ░░░░░░░░ you re making legislation ░░░░░░░░ business owners You re ░░░░░░░░ to be in charge ░░░░░░░░ the acting person Yet ░░░░░░░░ can t answer a ░░░░░░░░ question Amazing to me ░░░░░░░░ we should just pay ░░░░░░░░ more money And that ░░░░░░░░ help you answer the ░░░░░░░░ I m going to ░░░░░░░░ back to the question ░░░░░░░░ Have you ever owned ░░░░░░░░ business Not not a ░░░░░░░░ question SU Congresswoman that ░░░░░░░░ working people in this ░░░░░░░░ who MCCLAIN Yes Laughter ░░░░░░░░ do not chose to ░░░░░░░░ independent contractors MCCLAIN I ░░░░░░░░ this is the very ░░░░░░░░ why you can t ░░░░░░░░ confirmed is because you ░░░░░░░░ t answer a question ░░░░░░░░ It s simple I ░░░░░░░░ even accept an I ░░░░░░░░ t know Have you ░░░░░░░░ owned a business And ░░░░░░░░ I m congresswoman So ░░░░░░░░ you ever owned a ░░░░░░░░ SU Well there are ░░░░░░░░ in this country who ░░░░░░░░ entitled to basic protections ░░░░░░░░ the federal law It ░░░░░░░░ our job crosstalk MCCLAIN ░░░░░░░░ is that a yes ░░░░░░░░ have owned a business ░░░░░░░░ no that s not ░░░░░░░░ mean you were a ░░░░░░░░ are brilliant at answering ░░░░░░░░ question that I didn ░░░░░░░░ ask And this is ░░░░░░░░ very reason why you ░░░░░░░░ t get confirmed in ░░░░░░░░ Senate Because nobody trusts ░░░░░░░░ Because you can t ░░░░░░░░ a simple question If ░░░░░░░░ re supposed to be ░░░░░░░░ charge I would think ░░░░░░░░ s not too much ░░░░░░░░ ask to be able ░░░░░░░░ answer a question And ░░░░░░░░ that my disappointment continues ░░░░░░░░ grow And your smugness ░░░░░░░░ to be very unacceptable ░░░░░░░░ you continue being acting ░░░░░░░░ making policies of which ░░░░░░░░ know nothing about And ░░░░░░░░ that I yield back.”