'Is That What You're Saying?': Markwayne Mullin Gets Testy While Grilling Professor

At yesterday's Senate Environment Committee hearing, Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) grilled Mažeika Patricio Sulliván, Ph.D., Director and Professor at Baruch Institute of Coastal Ecology and Forest Science, Department of Forestry and Environmental Conservation at Clemson University, about water rights.

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[jaytaka]

Less governent. The power to the people

[billysmith]

This committee member is in jeopardy . He should be fined for refusing to answer. When they give a poor showing like this they should lose the commitee seat.

[PatriciaBeaulieu-mi]

We the people have to pay for every drop of water we drink or use for anything.

[douglemay]

The bootstraps guy who inherited his father's business? A fraud.

[w.a.franklin]

Hard to believe he's full-blooded Cherokee.

[melodylucas]

All these idiots worried about the environment and WWIII is breaking out, America is so done for

[taylorshelp]

Thank God he doesn't live in Idaho...

[jaredhenderson]

Dude, you are not native..

..you want your federal money, but no federal water supply system? You gonna build and up keep YOUR OWN WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM mark??

[robertprice-umek]

What fool. Love the workers of mullin plumbing but, very sorry the incompetent Oklahomans that voted for this guy.

[raycebannon]

Which statutory definition of "united states" are they referring to?

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Every time he says he is a scientist is well a bit different.

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Wilma Mankiller was an excellent Chief.
My granddad was half Cherokee my father was a quarter and I'm an eighth.

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[generaymond]

This is how the Democrats Restricted water In Maui and cut of the Water!

[jd-zrvk]

Why is the witness allowed to answer the question ?

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