‘Shut your mouth’: GOP senator clashes with union leader during hearing

Oklahoma GOP senator tells union leader 'shut your mouth' in heated exchange over union intimidation

By Morgan Rimmer, CNN Republican Sen. Markwayne Mullin of Oklahoma told a witness to “shut your mouth” during a heated exchange at a Senate hearing on Wednesday. The witness, general president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters Sean O’Brien, went toe-to-toe with Mullin at the hearing before the Senate Health, Labor, Education and Pensions Committee. The panel’s chairman, Vermont independent Sen. Bernie Sanders, had to intervene multip…

'Shut your mouth': Republican confronts labor union leader during hearing

GOP Senator Markwayne Mullin confronts Sean O'Brien, general president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, in a heated exchange during a senate hearing, leading Senator Bernie Sanders to step in.

Oklahoma GOP senator tells union leader 'shut your mouth' in heated exchange over union intimidation

By Morgan Rimmer, CNN Republican Sen. Markwayne Mullin of Oklahoma told a witness to “shut your mouth” during a heated exchange at a Senate hearing on Wednesday. The witness, general president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters Sean O’Brien, went toe-to-toe with Mullin at the hearing before the Senate Health, Labor, Education and Pensions Committee. The panel’s chairman, Vermont independent Sen. Bernie Sanders, had to intervene multip…

‘Shut your mouth’: Republican senator clashes with Teamsters chief – video

In an aggressive confrontation at a Senate health, education, labor and pensions committee, Markwayne Mullin, a Republican senator, clashed with Sean O’Brien, president of the Teamsters, a US labor union. 'You need to shut your mouth,' said Mullin after a testy interaction in which Mullin asked the union head what he did to earn his salary. 'You’re out of line,' O’Brien retorted. Bernie Sanders attempted to mediate between the two men, to little…

Senate Hearing Turns Into Clown Show as Union Boss Freaks at GOP Sen - Even Bernie Sanders Gets Involved

An exchange between a Republican senator and a union official devolved into mayhem amid a series of personal attacks.

"What Job Have You Created Other than Sucking the Paycheck Out of Somebody Else?" GOP Senator UNLOADS on Greedy Union Boss During Hearing - Union Boss then Melts Down

The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee (HELP) held a hearing Wednesday called “Defending the Right of Workers to Organize Unions Free from Illegal Corporate Union-Busting.” The HELP Committee is chaired by Socialist Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders. During the hearing, Oklahoma Republican Senator Markwayne Mullin had a heated confrontation with Teamsters President Sean O’Brien regarding O’Brien’s exorbitant salary compared to …