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House hearing interrupted by sound from 'Galaxy Quest' and the Village People
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A year after Zoom hearings became an everyday reality for much of America, technical glitches are still tripping up Congress.
A hearing of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development on Monday was interrupted and briefly recessed by audio of the Village People's "In the Navy" and the audio of the movie "Galaxy Quest" The committee continued holding the hearing with the movie and song playing in the background for nearly 20 minutes before subcommittee Chairwoman Marcy Kaptur, a Democrat from Ohio, was forced to call a recess to fix the technical difficulties.More Related News

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