John Fetterman's Question at Senate Hearing Leaves Witness Speechless

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Senator John Fetterman's recent appearance at a Senate hearing caught the attention of admirers and detractors alike, with some observers applauding the Democrat for his line of questioning and others speculating if he's fit to serve Congress.

On Tuesday, the Senate's banking committee held the hearing to examine what led to Silicon Valley Bank's collapse in March. At one point, Fetterman questioned former SVB CEO Greg Becker. The Democratic senator, who recently returned to the Senate after being away for more than a month to receive inpatient care for clinical depression, stuttered as he asked Becker if there should be work requirements for bank executives whose financial institutions have to be bailed out.

"Republicans want a work requirement for SNAP, for hungry families.... Shouldn't you have a working requirement after we [bail out] your bank?" Fetterman asked at the end of the hearing. When Becker did not respond after a few moments, Fetterman turned the hearing back over to the committee's chairman, Senator Sherrod Brown.

Reacting on Twitter, conservative podcaster Graham Allen said that Fetterman is "still struggling and hasn't recovered from his stroke," which he suffered during his 2022 Senate campaign in Pennsylvania, and accused the Democratic Party of "using" the senator and not caring for his well-being.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/john-fetterman-s-question-at-senate-hearing-leaves-witness-speechless/ar-AA1bgNKR

Hit a nerve did he Graham Allen?

[Irish_Dem]

1. Fetterman sounds sharp as a tack to me.

[blue neen]

16. Same here.

Go John!!!

[brooklynite]

2. symbolism questions aren't any better when Democrats use them...

I know what he's trying to say, but nobody suggests that bank leadership wouldn't be working after a bailout, so it doesn't really work.

[Beaverhausen]

5. Well maybe we can stop the bankers from paying themselves bonuses...

…with the bailout money?

[LoisB]

9. If I remember correctly, when they got the TARP billions in 2008 there were big bonuses and

stock buy backs.

[Beaverhausen]

10. Exactly

That is what we need to not allow to happen.

[FoxNewsSucks]

12. Yes they are.

He also should have asked if banksters should be subject to random drug screenings, like they want welfare/foodstamp/unemployment recipients to be.

BTW, what productive work does a bank CEO do that's worth Jamie Dimon money?

[DemocraticPatriot]

14. Maybe they weren't working BEFORE the bailout, and that's why they need

a bailout!

(Obviously they were not working well, anyway...)

[dpibel]

17. It's so sad!

People should not be mean to bankers.

They are nice people too, also.

Thanks for helping me understand that.

Truth be told, I'd suggest that bankers weren't working before the bailout, at least at the level they're compensated. But I'm just a little people, y'know.

[onecaliberal]

3. That weasel is getting away with 40 million dollars.

You shouldn’t get to make bad decisions that cost the government billions and then ride off into the sunset leaving tax payers holding the bag. We’ve seen this awful movie one time too many.

[madinmaryland]

8. That is the exact point. Until we came come out and say that nothing will happen...

Of course the msm will not show any of that.

[Walleye]

4. I would rather see him stumble over a few words then stumble over the truth, like Santos et al

[RandySF]

6. He's my inspiration.

[canetoad]

7. Kick

That was a good, albeit rhetorical, question. Go Fetterman.

[Mad_Machine76]

11. If I were Fetterman

I would be pissed off and insulted if people constantly accused me of being used and manipulated by other people.

[maxrandb]

13. I'd like to ask

if the bank CEO sold any assets, gave any gifts, sold any property, or bought a car over the past 5 years.

Ya' know, just like they asked my 93 year old mom when she needed Medicaid.

[dchill]

15. Conservative podcaster...

...Graham Allen is still struggling doing a podcast. He needs to see a spin doctor.

[halfulglas]

18. Actually, I don't think ANY company CEO, successful or failing, should be getting those

kind of bonuses. Give them a straight salary and pay them well, but with bonuses for nothing, they have win-win. They don't really have any incentive to do a really good job.