Henry ‘the Hammer’ Waxman Shows Issa Who’s Boss
EPA Administrator Stephen Johnson got the oversight chairman's blood going by refusing to answer a straightforward question, but it was fellow Congressman Darrell Issa who sent Waxman's gavel flying. The best part about being chairman is you get to say: "I will have you physically removed from this meeting if you don't stop."EPA Administrator Stephen Johnson got the oversight chairman’s blood going by refusing to answer a straightforward question, but it was fellow Congressman Darrell Issa who sent Waxman’s gavel flying. The best part about being chairman is you get to say: “I will have you physically removed from this meeting if you don’t stop.”
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