In a chaotic display of political theater, Rep. Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.), the ranking member of the DOGE Subcommittee, was gavelled down by Chairwoman Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) after launching into a rambling tirade defending extremist transgender ideology during a congressional hearing Wednesday.
The hearing, meant to investigate alarming instances of government waste, fraud, and abuse—including how taxpayer dollars are funneled through radical gender ideology programs—was repeatedly hijacked by Democrats attempting to derail the proceedings with irrelevant political grandstanding.
“And with that, I recognize Ms. Stansbury to defend all the trans,” Greene said dryly, setting the stage for what turned into a bizarre and embarrassing spectacle. Before Stansbury could begin, Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) interrupted with a failed point of order, accusing Greene of improperly running the committee—a tactic that ultimately fell flat as Greene overruled it.
But what followed was even more absurd. Stansbury, seemingly uninterested in discussing the actual topic of government mismanagement, launched into a nearly five-minute rant accusing Republicans of “bullying trans kids” and bizarrely suggesting that the committee had been created to “do Elon Musk’s bidding.”
“This is not an oversight hearing,” Stansbury declared dismissively. “They’re bullying trans kids. They’re talking about things that have absolutely nothing to do with government oversight.”
As witnesses—including women’s rights activists—testified about the devastating impacts of biological males competing in women’s sports, Stansbury tried to reframe the hearing as an attack on “transgender” individuals, ignoring the real victims: the women and girls injured and sidelined by unfair competition.
When her allotted time expired, Greene politely reminded her: “The gentle lady’s time has expired.” But Stansbury refused to yield, continuing to shout over the chair and attempting to pose further questions to Fatima Goss Graves of the far-left National Women’s Law Center, who was there defending transgender inclusion in women’s spaces.
“You took a minute of my time, wasting my time on a non-point of order. The gentle lady’s time has expired,” Greene reiterated firmly, as Stansbury ignored the gavel and continued grandstanding. “We stand with the LGBTQ+ community, and you can gavel me until the cows come home and it won’t stop it!” she yelled, as Greene had to repeatedly pound the gavel to restore order.
The embarrassing episode exposed the dangerous lengths far-left politicians like Stansbury are willing to go to defend radical gender ideology—even at the expense of women’s safety and fairness. While the committee was focused on exposing how public funds are misused under the guise of “diversity and inclusion,” Stansbury treated the hearing as a stage for partisan theatrics, trivializing the concerns of women injured in sports and the taxpayers footing the bill.
As the hearing continued, Democrats persisted in their efforts to distract and delay, but Greene remained steadfast, ensuring witnesses could testify about how taxpayer dollars are being weaponized to promote extremist ideologies at the expense of everyday Americans.
For Rep. Stansbury, however, the day ended not with a legislative victory, but with an embarrassing spectacle—and the unmistakable sound of the chairman’s gavel silencing her failed political stunt.
Don’t know who this women thinks she’s representing but it’s certainly not the majority of NM citizens, nor the majority of US citizens for that matter.
Yep.
80% of the people that vote for these idiots have no idea what they are voting for, they are just traditional democrats. Thanks crooked media.
Another embarrassment for New Mexicans.
You’re correct. We already have a misfit for a govenor.
Wow. Stansbury came across as borderline insane. This NM Rep has got to go!
Ouch, painful to watch!
“Chaos” is Stansbury’s middle name.
Thank you for reporting on this “not normal” shameful excuse of representative.
Idiot on steroids
The morons of NM will re-elect stansbury as long as she runs for office. why are NM voters so dumb ? is it our education system or what is the issue ? Im sick of the losers NM elects into office.
I agree 100%!
I agree wholeheartedly! New Mexico politics is a cess pool and we just keep reelecting them! Actually, Albuquerque, Santa Fe, Las Cruces and most of New Mexico north of I-40 keep electing them. The rest of New Mexico and especially the east side of the state is held hostage. I fully support the Territory of Chisum initiative for Eastern New Mexico to revert to territorial status and separate from New Mexico which is entirely legal and the politicians of New Mexico don’t have any say in the matter. It isn’t secession….it’s reversion to a territory with the ability to become it’s own state at a later date. That’s the only way that eastern New Mexico will ever have any say so in government. We are vastly outnumbered by the Left and when it looks like we’re making a little progress they redraw the voting districts so that there is no way we can get Conservatives elected….at least not in numbers that give us any hope. They have divided Roswell’s district up so that it’s in separate districts with part of it being with Albuquerque! That way the Roswell voters are taken out of the equation.
YOU are exactly right, Wade. I was born and raised in Roswell, had a terrific education, went off to college on Texas, then had a very successful career in Phoenix for most of my adult life. My husband’s job transfer brought is back to New Mexico a few years ago and OH MY! We felt the whole state had been turned upside down. I’m SO grateful the good people of Roswell and SE New Mexico are standing up and fighting hard! Back in the day, deranged politicians such as this would never have made it onto the ballot listing. It is a real shame.
Great points! I live in Colfax County, and our district was gerrymandered by the Democrats to take away our representation by Steve Pierce, and put us under the thumb of Pete Campos. So all the non-Hispanics in Colfax County are being taxed without representation!
You are not alone in this, Wade. Many of us in Eddy and Lea counties have been talking about New Mexit for quite a while.
Think about it; cut off all that oil and gas money propping up the Marxist liberals, stop abortion funding, and shut down all the marijuana outlets which are controlled by Cartels paying big kickbacks to MLG.
NEW MEXIT TERRITORY!
I lived in public housing and truth or consequences and I received seven ballot applications under seven different names. And the dams actually pay the natives to vote.
Voting machines. It’s the same in California..
Look at the voting results in California before Diebold voting machines were introduced in 1990.
California was more Republican than Texas.
A spoiled child who thinks she’s a grownup. Meanwhile the people in her state continue to wander in the wilderness.
As noted before, Stansbury has become quite vocal lately. With the old guard in the Democratic Party becoming irrelevant, the young democratic female reps are elbowing for a spot at the top, possibly a VP slot with AOC. These outbursts are not going to stop. It will probably get worse. Senator Kennedy called it Operation Let Them Speak. Hopefully it’s working.
True justice would be if Ms. Stansbury were attacked at night walking down the street by a transfreak.
I wonder if she can be recalled as she is not representing the people of NM ?
I agree Stansbury is creating unnecessary drama and grandstanding, and completely disagree with her politics. However, Marjorie Taylor Greene (and Jasmine Crockett who was also mentioned in the article – go figure) is definitedly prone to be over dramatic and grandstanding herself. All three are classless.
Wade Fraze has got it right! As long as gerrymandering and voter fraud is allowed to continue, Marxist creatures like Stansbury will continue to be (s)elected. I think it’s funny that most people on this site blame “the voters” for our complete Marxist ensemble from the roundhouse to the school boards to Washington. Most people do not vote for these marxists But they’re placed there anyway, then they blame the victims, us. That leaves us with the only option to “vote harder” next time or try to rely on a Republican Party which is mostly complicit in this fraud. How many bills has the Republican Party advanced in saving our second and first amendment rights?? Zero that I know of!
Well, actually our rep, Catherynn Brown has sponsored sensible legislation as far as finance, but has been repeatedly shut down. Ball-less eunuchs like Jim Townsend are stuck in there and won’t make a peep if he can’t “reach across the aisle”. Stop sending me your junk mail, Jim.
NEW MEXIT TERRITORY!
Another example of the embarrassing idiots installed by the dembocrap party of NM!
YOU are exactly right, Wade. I was born and raised in Roswell, had a terrific education, went off to college on Texas, then had a very successful career in Phoenix for most of my adult life. My husband’s job transfer brought us back to New Mexico a few years ago and OH MY! We felt the whole state had been turned upside down! I’m SO grateful the good people of Roswell and SE New Mexico are standing up and fighting hard! Back in the day, deranged politicians such as this would never have made it onto the ballot listing. It is a real shame.
You must’ve not been here through the reign of Tony Anaya who’s the first official act was lower in the urinals in the roundhouse because he’s only five foot one.
She represents New Mexico District one to US House of Representative
. Just a sample what New Mexico Votes get when the UNINFORMED vote Democrat. THIS IS NOT THE DEMOCRAT PARTY OF THE PAST.
This is the reason why the State of NM is last in everything except being first on
the worst list. .
I think security should have been called to remove her from chambers. Such an embarrassment, no wonder others see us NM citizens so badly. She should be ashamed, I know I am that she represents us.
Absolutely agree!
I especially agree with Glena. NM representative demoncraps are cartel of their own and there is no end to how really dangerous they are. I hope with the help of the new U.S. Attorney for NM will be able to start cleaning up the extensive crime from within and there will be investigations into just how deep this brotherhood of cartels go. Perhaps this is what is causing Stansbury to grandstand repeatedly. Hopefully she will be sent on her way with the cows.
400 years of nepotistic corruption will be hard to overcome.
Albuquerque values . Last in the nation .
“New Mexico Proud” are we?
Stansbury is not normal in the truest sense of the word. She’s living proof of what’s wrong with New Mexico.
DEI=Division, Exclusion, Illusion!!!