SHOCKING MOMENT: Education Secretary Cardona Repeatedly Evades Lisa McClain's Questions

Rep. Lisa McClain (R-MI) questioned Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona during a House Education Committee hearing.

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[sthier]

All I see is another "empty suit". What a joke. Taxpayers deserve better

[AbolishtheNFA]

People who continue to evade questioning MUST begin to face removal from office and being barred from holding any public office in the future. The shear audacity of these unelected arrogant fools is unacceptable.

[marcatteberry]

Insane.
This guy will just run the clock, and never answer ANY questions.
This system needs to change.

[stevenichols]

The bad guys refuse to answer questions, and the good guys refuse to hold them accountable. The whole system is a sham.

[TheBoomerPlace]

Since these people are incapable of answering a question, they need to be removed from office as mentally incompetent.

[ShireIO]

Officials who behave this evasively to oversight should be charged with contempt of congress.

[alikhat]

This is the problem with this country. Someone like that should be removed immediately.

[grumpyg]

My dad told me long ago that when people knowingly do something wrong, there are 2 things they do when confronted. They either lie or won’t give you an answer.

[jeffreyloftus]

It's about time that congress passed a law that actually holds anyone who refuses to answer a question or supply the data asked for to account, anyone appearing before congress who refuses to cooperate should be suspended without pay until the data requested is forthcoming

[mitch]

Every person that is unwilling to directly answer a question in the government should immediately be released. Every one of them.

[usps]

Its very obvious EVERYONE in this Administration has been explicitly coached on HOW to respond to questions and how NOT to answer the questions.

[timcyntensen]

No wonder the average American is SO incredibly confused about EVERYTHING!

[faithfreedom]

The department of education takes everything seriously—EXCEPT being HONEST and FORTHCOMING!

[DANCEVIC]

The art of being a politician, speaking a lot without saying anything

[kraggman]

I find it amazing how every single bureaucrat just refuses to answer a direct question. Mind boggling.

[ItsMe-yvjd]

THAT is insane and such a smug government employee needs to be fired ASAP!

[PaulJohn]

“What color is your suit?”… “ma’am I will have my office contact you with a date when we will complete our research on the color of my suit.. maybe”… government in a nutshell.

[paullewallen]

Why does he feel compelled to keep saying, 'in good faith'? Impeach that clown ASAP.

[scottantkowiak]

They should be able to hold people in contemp of congress or something. This is SUCH a mockery of our system.

[ioathlete]

I believe the education system has been perverted to a point of predatory practice. Forgiveness or not, things need to change