'I'm not an idiot!' Rep Andy Biggs blows up on Biden appointee at House hearing
A House hearing on the future of federal work became unexpectedly tense on Thursday after a Republican lawmaker blasted a witness for not providing him with a simple “yes” or “no” answer.
During the hearing, Rep. Andy Biggs (R-AZ) asked Office of Personnel Management director Kiran A. Ahuja, a Biden appointee, whether any federal workers had continued to receive cost of living compensation after relocating to another area.
“Thank you, congressman, for the question,” Ahuja replied. “So if an employee moves out of a particular area, or adjusts and actually takes on a remote work arrangement, then their duty location changes according to our guidance and they take on the locality pay of that particular area.”
“So you’re telling us then – I’m going to extrapolate from that,” Biggs replied. “You’re saying no, nobody with the DC duty station has relocated to another area outside of DC duty station is receiving DC duty cost of living.”
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/i-m-not-an-idiot-republican-blows-up-on-biden-appointee-at-house-hearing/ar-AAZPAw5
If you feel compelled to yell, "I'm not an idiot!" you probably are.
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