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Roll Call’s Jackie Kucinich: Hoyer Criticizes Colbert’s Testimony Before House Panel
The testimony that comedian Stephen Colbert made to a House subcommittee last week was “inappropriate,” according to House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer.
“I think it was an embarrassment for Mr. Colbert more than the House,” the Maryland Democrat said on “Fox News Sunday.”
POLITICO’s John Bresnahan: Hoyer: Colbert appearance was ‘an embarrassment’
“I think his testimony was not appropriate. I think it was an embarrassment for Mr. Colbert more than the House,” Hoyer said during an on “Fox News Sunday.” “It was not appropriate… What he had to say was not the way it should have been said.”
Hoyer’s position was in marked contrast to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), who said it was fine that Colbert testified before a Judiciary subcommittee on immigration.
“Of course I think it’s appropriate,” Pelosi told reporters on Friday “He’s an American, right? He comes before the committee, has a point of view, he can bring attention to an important issue like immigration.”
“I think it’s great,” Pelosi added.