Dem Senator Derails Biden Cover-Up Hearing With 7-Minute Rant

Democratic Vermont Sen. Peter Welch derailed a Wednesday hearing on the cover-up of former President Joe Biden’s decline by launching into a seven-minute rant about climate change, congressional dysfunction and partisan tone.

During the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, titled, “Unfit to Serve: How the Biden Cover-Up Endangered America and Undermined the Constitution,” Republican Texas Sen. John Cornyn called the cover-up a “constitutional crisis.” Welch responded to Cornyn’s claim by suggesting the real “constitutional crisis” is “the collapse of Congress asserting its Article I authority to make decisions about the well being of the American people.”

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“What has this Senate debated in the months that we’ve been here other than nominations? Have we discussed the possible war with Iran? Have we had a serious discussion on the floor about the massive and mounting debt?” Welch asked. “Have we had any discussion about the abdication of congressional spending authority by the impoundment actions of the administration? Have we had a discussion about climate change that is causing havoc throughout the world?”

Welch then pivoted to criticizing the behavior of Congress.

“We have different points of view,” the senator said. “But instead of this Congress debating those different points of view about oil exploration or about clean energy, about a good healthcare system, what we do is turn that debate into personal accusations, of motivations, of cover-up, of conspiracy, of bad character, of demeaning folks who disagree with us.”

“So we never get to the discussion about how do we have a healthcare system that works for the people in Texas, the people in Louisiana and the people in Vermont?” he continued. “We never get to the discussion about are we going to deny the reality of what you know is true — climate change. And how do we address that in a way that maintains a strong economy and actually builds a strong economy?”