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Today on Capitol Hill, North Coast Rep. and House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Jared Huffman led the charge in interrogating Interior Secretary Doug Burgum on President Trump’s fiscal 2027 budget request for the department. 

Like virtually all D.C. politics these days, such hearings are more about scoring political points than illuminating the opaque machinations of the machine. It’s in that spirit that we present you with the highlight above, in which both the Huff and the Burg attempt to own their adversary.

Burgum’s larger task on the day was defending a budget request that includes deep cuts across most of the department, including to the National Park Service and renewable energy projects, which the president has derided as the “Green New Scam.”

Meanwhile, in addition to Trump’s $1.4 billion White House ballroom project, taxpayers could wind up spending another $162.5 million on other “vanity projects.”

Huffman later landed a zinger, which got memed and posted on his social media accounts:

Below, just in case you’re interested, is video of the entire four-hour hearing. Enjoy.