Rep. Eli Crane (R-AZ) proposed that the House Oversight Committee consider introducing therapy dogs to assist Democrats in coping during a hearing. Interestingly, the following day’s hearing included some delightful pups.
Not strictly for the reasons one might think.
During a session on ‘Rightsizing Government,’ Mr. Crane observed that his Democratic counterparts appeared somewhat emotional over the efforts by Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) team to reduce government waste and fraud.
Earlier in the hearing, the opposing party attempted to surprise GOP members by proposing a vote to summon Musk. This led to uproar and disorder, with numerous instances of “Out of orders!” being hurled from various directions.
CLIP from House Oversight Cmte hearing
“This is demagoguery. This is out of order”@RepJamesComer: “You’re out of order. You know you’re out of order. You know the rules.”@Rep_Stansbury: “Mr. Elon Musk is out of order!”
“Oh my God!” pic.twitter.com/DRzo01Tzns
— CSPAN (@cspan) February 5, 2025
In the end, the surprise move failed because, even though six Republicans missed the vote, the Democrats had actually caught two of their own off guard, and the GOP members won, 20-19.
As the hearing progressed, Crane used his time to make a perfectly reasonable suggestion.
“Mr. Chairman, would it be possible to get some therapy dogs in here for my colleagues on the other side of the aisle?” he asked.
Committee Chair Rep. James Comer (R-KY) quipped about asking Rep. Jamie Raskin’s “shrink,” prompting a devastating response from Crane.
“I’m worried about their mental stability,” he mused.
🚨 LMAO! @RepEliCrane just roasted Democrats endlessly whining about Elon Musk and DOGE in the Oversight Committee
“Mr. Chairman, would it be possible to get some therapy dogs in here for my colleagues on the other side of the aisle?”
— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) February 5, 2025
Even before the chaotic vote, RedState’s Nick Arama emanating from Tuesday’s anti-DOGE protests outside the Treasury Department. Democrats, suffice it to say, are not well.
The screeching was amped up to eleven as lawmakers were faced with the reality that Musk and his DOGE team are cleaning out the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), an agency proven to be serving as a pet project slush fund for the Democrat Party.
READ MORE: WATCH: Dems Go Completely Off the Rails in Crazy Protest Outside Treasury Department
While most of us got a good laugh over the exchange, Crane insisted on X that he was not joking. The Democrats need them some therapy dogs.
Fast forward to Thursday’s committee hearing and, lo and behold, there were, in fact, some dogs in the House.
“It was just yesterday in an Oversight hearing that I asked Chairman Comer if we could get some therapy dogs up here because of some of the meltdowns that were going on,” Crane remarked. “I had no idea I’d walk into this hearing today and see three beautiful beagle puppies.”
The Arizona congressman noted that the very presence of the dogs improved his mood and suggested the committee “make it mandatory” for them to be there.
🐶 UPDATE 🐶
Rep. Eli Crane (@RepEliCrane): “It was just yesterday in an Oversight hearing that I asked Chairman Comer if we could get some therapy dogs up here because of some of the meltdowns that were going on.
“I had no idea I’d walk into this hearing today and see three… pic.twitter.com/iZg95DY1XQ
— Oversight Committee (@GOPoversight) February 6, 2025
Sadly, however, those beautiful beagle puppies were there for a not-so-beautiful reason.
Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation Chairwoman Nancy Mace (R-SC) brought them in as a demonstration for a hearing addressing “Oversight of Taxpayer Funded Animal Cruelty.”
Specifically, cruelty funded by the pardoned Dr. Anthony Fauci. You may recall that Fauci’s former employing agency, the National Institutes of Allergy & Infectious Disease (NIAID), an arm of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), used taxpayer funds to finance cruel experiments on dogs.
According to Mace, the beagles pictured at the hearing were rescued from the NIH lab supplier.
These three beagles were freed from Dr. Fauci’s cruel animal experimentations. Now, they’re each in a loving home and stealing hearts in the Oversight Committee room as star witnesses. pic.twitter.com/YXLXuH4zFn
— Oversight Committee (@GOPoversight) February 6, 2025
Mace offered this grim reminder in her opening remarks:
The White Coat Waste Project found in 2021 that the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, a component of NIH at the time ran by Anthony Fauci, spent $1.68 million force feeding toxic drugs to beagle puppies between 6 and 8 months old before dissecting and killing them.
Congresswoman Mace observed that the beagles in the chamber were “a reminder of the real cost of animal experimentation.”
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Considering where Democrat’s heads are right now, even the most adorable of beagles might not quell their fears. They’re lost, broken, screeching about “War!” and desperately trying to incite violence in the streets.
Emotional support beagles, llamas, peacocks – bring them all in. No amount of therapy will heal the wounds of a party losing their grip on their government slush funds, not to mention their grip on reality.
