Frustration at the disruptions caused by optional in-person attendance for committee hearings boiled over at a House Financial Services Committee hearing Wednesday with testimony from Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Rohit Chopra.
Witnesses, staff and advocates are back in hearing rooms, but some lawmakers are still tuning in virtually, leading to confusion and disruption two years into the COVID-19 pandemic. Those frustrations came to a head Wednesday as Rep. Bill Huizenga, R-Mich., tried to question Chopra about influencing industry behavior through public statements.
Huizenga’s questions were interrupted by a member attending virtually with an unmuted microphone.
