Rubio tells House Dem 'this is not a game show' during heated hearing

Secretary of State Marco Rubio clashed with Rep. Brad Sherman during a House proceeding connected Thursday, telling the California Democrat that "this is not a crippled show" erstwhile Sherman demanded that helium lone reply questions with a "yes" oregon a "no."

Rubio testified earlier the House Foreign Affairs Committee successful Washington, D.C., fielding questions connected overseas aid, atomic proliferation successful Saudi Arabia and Iran, the warfare successful Ukraine and more. Sparks began to alert aboriginal connected erstwhile Sherman questioned Rubio connected a imaginable atomic practice statement with Saudi Arabia.

"First, I volition archer you that determination has been nary speech astir entering into one. For example, during the caller trip," Rubio began earlier Sherman chopped him off.

"I’ve got constricted time," the congressman interjected. "Either springiness maine a yes oregon a no."

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Secretary of State Marco Rubio testifies astatine a House Foreign Affairs Committee proceeding connected U.S. President Donald Trump's State Department fund petition for the Department of State, connected Capitol Hill successful Washington, D.C., connected Thursday. (REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz)

"Well, I’m going to springiness you my reply if you privation my answer," Rubio replied.

But Sherman chopped Rubio off, stating that helium was reclaiming his time.

"Well, reclaim your time. But it's not a crippled show," Rubio said. "I get to answer. These are analyzable questions."

Rep. Brad Sherman, D-Calif., became contentious with Rubio during his enactment of questioning. (REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz)

"Mr. Secretary, I'm reclaiming my time," Sherman said. "The filibustering takes spot successful the Senate. Not here."

"I'm not filibustering. I'm trying to reply your question," Rubio replied.

Sherman past moved connected to his adjacent question, asking whether Rubio could guarantee Congress that the Trump medication would proceed sanctions connected Iran until they verifiably hold to wantonness each atomic enrichment.

"That's a yes oregon nary question," Sherman told Rubio.

Rubio replied: "No, it's not."

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"Well, tin you springiness maine a yes oregon no? Should I spell connected to spell connected to the next?" Sherman asked.

"We judge that Iran should not beryllium allowed to enrich uranium, correct," Rubio answered. 

"You judge that?" Sherman asked.

"We judge that an acceptable woody with Iran is 1 successful which they cannot enrich, due to the fact that if they tin enrich, they tin weaponize," Rubio said.

"I cognize wherefore we don’t privation – I asked you volition we agree, volition we proceed the sanctions until they verifiably hold to get escaped of enrichments."

"Oh, you person thing to interest about," Rubio said. "The interest was the erstwhile administration. This administration–" 

"Your refusal to springiness maine an reply is large and clear," Sherman interjected earlier shouting implicit Rubio that helium was reclaiming his time.

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The House proceeding brought Rubio to attest connected the State Department’s posture connected protecting American interests. Throughout the hearing, Rubio asserted that immoderate actions taken by the authorities indispensable person measurable outcomes for the American people, specifically making the state safer, stronger oregon much prosperous.