Missouri Congressman Billy Long, a Republican from Springfield, drew laughs Wednesday by using his auctioneering skill to drown out a protester during a House hearing on free speech.

As a woman interrupted a congressional hearing on Wednesday, Rep. Billy Long, a Missouri Republican who's a former auctioneer, took the microphone to talk over her in characteristic auctioneer style.

When a protester interrupted Wednesday's House hearing with Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, Rep. Billy Long used quick-fire auctioneer skills to drown her out. Photo: Getty By rtaliafeero 0:56 ...

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent sought total control over the I.R.S., an agency where Mr. Long, the new commissioner, had ...

Whatever was behind Long’s removal, the administration is crossing into dangerous new territory in trying to pry open private ...

Missouri Congressman Billy Long, a Republican from Springfield, drew laughs by using his auctioneering skill to drown out a protester during a House hearing on free speech in 2018. Long entered ...

As a woman interrupted a congressional hearing on Wednesday, Rep. Billy Long, a Missouri Republican who's a former auctioneer, took the microphone to talk over her in characteristic auctioneer style.