“All of the people I asked to speak agreed that making a speech is the least effective way to go. That's why I'm so looking forward to seeing Rep. Katie Porter, Reps Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Rep. Ayanna Pressley, and Rep. Rashida Tlaib nail him to the wall during today's House Oversight Committee hearing this morning. Please refer to our, “I don’t think it’s ever a good sign when a fly lands on your head for two minutes. Senate cancels recess as Congress works to pass coronavirus response plan, Fracking flip-flop? The raising of a profile via congressional hearings is not limited to the House, as another Californian serving her first term in Washington, D.C., found out over the past four years. Market data provided by Factset. Rep. Katie Porter, (D-Calif.), said Monday she hopes U.S. Postmaster General Louis Dejoy comes prepared to testify in front of the House Oversight Committee next Monday, August 24. "I know I will.". Their relatively moderate views, and those of most committee chairpersons, set the legislative agenda, but the five minutes of questioning allotted to each committee member at hearings allow other viewpoints to be expressed, leveling the ideological playing field. “It could be whether they understand a certain thing or who’s responsible for something, what their opinion is. So while it was clear I wasn’t going to be presiding over the caucus or necessarily getting every legislative opportunity, every single hearing gives me an opportunity to do work for Orange County.”. Kamala Harris put this Administration to shame when she brought up the unanswered bounties Russians have put on American soldiers. pic.twitter.com/cYekJAkRag. Rep. Katie Porter, (D-Calif.), said Monday she hopes U.S. Postmaster General Louis Dejoy comes prepared to testify in front of the House Oversight Committee next Monday, August 24. Perhaps her central rule is remembering that “it's not so much about what I asked the witness as it is what the American public gets to hear the witness say.”. So far 41 people have died in the U.S., and 4,947 have died worldwide from the virus. Porter attributed part of her early success in hearings to her experience on the other side of the room in her time as a witness advocating for consumer protections and dealing with lengthy speeches that barely qualified as questions from the sitting legislators. “The hearing is really the great equalizer. In a democracy, whether you’re appointed or elected, you should have a lot of respect for those that you’re serving, and that includes preparing and being honest.”. Porter, through her position on the House Financial Services committee and the House Oversight Committee, has had the opportunity to speak with Trump officials as well as figures like Dimon. - Craig Brown, Co-founder. (Tom Williams/Pool via REUTERS), Rep. Porter was elected in 2018 alongside a series of high profile additions to the Congress like Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mi.). Porter, you see, used basic but effective math to flummox and fluster a Big Pharma CEO during Wednesday’s House Oversight Committee hearing on hyperinflated drug costs.