'An embarrassment': Marjorie Taylor Greene buried over her committee hearing meltdown

07 May

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) in Washington D.C. on September 30, 2023 (Image: Shutterstock)

On Wednesday, a Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) subcommittee hearing held by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) went off the rails when Greene — who chairs the subcommittee – failed to maintain order.

The far-right Georgia Republican convened the hearing to complain about transgender female athletes competing in women's sports like volleyball and fencing, even though the subcommittee is ostensibly for discussing government efficiency. At one point, Rep. Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.), who is the ranking member of the subcommittee, interjected to register her opposition to the meeting itself. This prompted an outburst from Greene, who repeatedly banged the gavel as her Democratic counterpart spoke.

"To the trans community, we stand with you, with the LGBTQ+ community, we stand with you, and you can raise your eardrums all you want, Madam Chair, but we stand with the LGBTQ+ community, and you can gavel me to order," Stansbury said.

"This hearing will come to order," Greene said as she banged the gavel.

Rep. Greg Casar (D-Texas), who chairs the Congressional Progressive Caucus, used his time to opine that Greene was using culture war issues to distract from accusations that she inappropriately used her knowledge as a member of key committees to profit from trading stocks.

"I’m sure fencing is a great sport but what the hell are we doing here?" Casar said. "We’re here because Marjorie Taylor Greene thinks that if she picks on vulnerable people, she can avoid having a discussion about the allegations of insider trading against her."

Several Democrats harangued Greene during the hearing, including Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas), who, like Greene, is a member of the powerful House Oversight Committee. At one point, Crockett raised a point of order, asking: "Out of curiosity, is the chairwoman allowed to editorialize before every speaker on the Democratic side speaks, or is that part of her time which we know that she went over?"

"It's not a point of order. You're taking Ms. Stansbury's time. I know you're trying to be chair of Oversight, but Ms. Stansbury is the ranking member—"

"Chair would be better on this side, I do agree with that," Crockett quipped.

On Bluesky, Rep. Emily Randall (D-Wash.) called out Greene for convening the hearing, which she called a "complete waste of time" and a "sad excuse to bully young people on the taxpayers' dime." And liberal pundit Art Candee observed that at one point, Greene appeared unsure of basic parliamentary procedure as she looked to an aide for confirmation before telling a member of the subcommittee that they were free speak without objection.

"What an embarrassment," Candee wrote.

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