It was hours into a marathon House Judiciary Committee meeting last week when Rep. Eric Swalwell began to test the bounds of the cold shoulder treatment Republicans were giving Democrats.
“If you want to be silent, I’m going to take your silence as you agreeing with me,” the California Democrat said, trying to goad Rep. Jeff Van Drew, R-N.J. The room laughed.
Van Drew, amused and looking at him from across the room with a smile, didn’t take the bait. He didn’t start debating, but instead shouted: “I’ll get you at the next meeting.”
