Ted Cruz shouts down Homeland Security chief Mayorkas, who calls him 'revolting'

'What the senator said was revolting,' Mayorkas said at one point, as Cruz peppered him...

Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee ranking member Ted Cruz, R-Texas, questions witnesses during a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, March 22, 2023. WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz and Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas called one another"revolting" in a heated exchange Tuesday in which the Texas Republican shouted about the state of the border, accusing Mayorkas of refusing to answer questions.

The Democratic committee chairman, U.S. Sen. Dick Dubrin of Illinois, offered Mayorkas a minute to respond."Your refusal to do your job is revolting," Cruz fired back.

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