{"id":277399,"date":"2021-06-17T21:34:16","date_gmt":"2021-06-17T18:34:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/house-democrat-flashes-stomach-during-virtual-hearing\/"},"modified":"2021-06-17T21:34:16","modified_gmt":"2021-06-17T18:34:16","slug":"house-democrat-flashes-stomach-during-virtual-hearing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/house-democrat-flashes-stomach-during-virtual-hearing\/","title":{"rendered":"#House Democrat flashes stomach during virtual hearing"},"content":{"rendered":"

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WASHINGTON \u2014 House Homeland Security committee members were stunned Thursday as one of their colleagues stretched during a virtual hearing, revealing a large unclothed belly that hung over what app<\/a>eared to be either pajamas or boxers, as Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas testified about the Biden administration\u2019s budget requests.<\/p>\n

Rep. Donald Payne Jr. (D-NJ), wore a t-shirt and appeared to be working from his bedroom during the early-morning hearing. Disheveled linens were in the backdrop as he stood up.<\/p>\n

Rep. Kat Cammack (R-Fla.) covered her mouth in shock as Rep. Yvette Clarke (D-NY) continued speaking to Mayorkas \u2014 ironically, about cybersecurity \u2014 apparently oblivious to the view.<\/p>\n

Rep. Beth Van Duyne (R-Texas) shared the video, tweeting<\/a>, \u201cAnother reason Democrats should get off Zoom and back to work. #TheStruggleIsReal.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Rep. Donald Payne, Jr. wore a t-shirt and appeared to be working from his bedroom during the early-morning hearing.<\/figcaption>
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Rep. Brian Mast (R-Fla.) slammed Payne\u2019s conduct, writing<\/a>, \u201cIf taxpayers are paying you $174,000 per year, getting out of bed and putting some clothes on for work seems like it should be a minimum requirement.\u201d<\/p>\n

But a Payne staffer came to his defense on Twitter<\/a>, saying the Newark and Orange, NJ, representative was being unfairly fat-shamed.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s no secret that as a diabetic the Congressman has his weight struggles. But we try to stick to policy here in Congress,\u201d wrote<\/a> Payne legislative director Sam Morgante.<\/p>\n

Payne\u2019s aide added: \u201cGiven your interest in Men\u2019s Health, I\u2019m a little surprised you haven\u2019t joined our resolution in honor of Men\u2019s Health Week. There\u2019s still time to join though, we\u2019d be happy to add you! We\u2019ve also got the Colorectal Cancer Payment Fairness Act, H.R. 2594, which closes a Medicare loophole that leaves colonoscopy patients with a surprise bill if a polyp is removed during the procedure.\u201d<\/p>\n

The video of Payne was not publicly broadcast and appears to have been visible only to participants in the virtual hearing.<\/p>\n

Payne appears to have strip<\/a>ped down after wearing a dress shirt and tie about a half-hour earlier in the hearing, which was scheduled to start at 8:30 a.m. A teal wall with photographs was in the backdrop in both shots.<\/p>\n

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If taxpayers are paying you $174,000 per year, getting out of bed and putting some clothes on for work seems like it should be a minimum requirement. https:\/\/t.co\/Sqh6BdZ4W7<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Rep. Brian Mast (@RepBrianMast) June 17, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

Payne focused on the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, asking Mayorkas, \u201cCan you assure this committee that DHS failure to issue a threat assessment was not part of an attempt by the Trump administration to leave the Capitol and Congress undefended?\u201d<\/p>\n

Mayorkas said he was focused on \u201clessons learned.\u201d<\/p>\n

Payne, 62, was first elected in 2012, inheriting the seat from his father Donald Payne Sr., who held the lopsidedly Democratic seat since 1989.<\/p>\n

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Hey Congresswoman, Rep. Payne, Jr.’s Legislative Director here. It’s no secret that as a diabetic the Congressman has his weight struggles. But we try to stick to policy here in Congress. https:\/\/t.co\/zJ1XeoEM2z<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Sam Morgante (@stmorgante) June 17, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n