Markwayne Mullin, the lying Oklahoma congressman who was born with a silver pipe wrench in his mouth, is making the most of his now-not-so-limited time in Washington.
Last week, he apparently made a fool of himself during a subcommittee hearing on new legislation that will regulate MMA. At least that's what MMA experts are saying.
Via Forbes:
A second hearing on the expansion of boxing’s Muhammad Ali Boxing Reform Act into MMA took place Thursday morning in the U.S. House of Representatives’ Energy and Commerce Committee.
Important testimony was given on the structure of the industry regarding fighter compensation, rankings, financial disclosures, the intentions behind the original Ali Act for boxing and traumatic brain injury and chronic traumatic encephalopathy from sub-concussive head trauma.
But the testimony was somewhat marred by a particular tactic used in Representative Markwayne Mullin’s (R-OK) questioning – himself a former MMA fighter and the sponsor of the proposed bill H.R. 44.
That's a relief. Usually when Oklahoma congressmen and Senators "marr" something on Capitol Hill it has to do with an important topic like the environment, healthcare or taxation. I guess it's good Markwayne is wasting his time on a violent sport that only affects a few thousand people.