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Those are all senators, yeah. They have staff experts who brief them for these hearings so they can go into knowing what they want to ask (or say), as well as w
by idlewords 7y ago
Those are all senators, yeah. They have staff experts who brief them for these hearings so they can go into knowing what they want to ask (or say), as well as what they are likely to hear. The level of staff expertise is extremely high, and the senators themselves are no fools. They are used to regulating the financial industry, which is even more slippery than big tech.
- YokoZar 7y agoPerhaps today's Senators have learned not to completely wing it - we're a long way from the "series of tubes" era.
- lostlogin 7y agoPerhaps in the legislative branch, the executive branch suffers no such limitations. Eg. https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/remarks-president-trump-marine-one-departure-30/ https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/remarks-pres...