'You Agree-That's An Admission Of The Group You Belong To!': Victoria Spartz Grills CEO About ESG

At today's House Judiciary Committee hearing, Rep. Victoria Spartz (R-IN) questioned Dan Bienvenue, Interim Chief Investment Officer of CalPERS, about the use of climate change concerns in ESG investing.
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[@miker7808]

Rep. Victoria Spartz immigrated to the U.S. in 2000, became a U.S. Citizen in 2006, and this nation has benefited ever since.

[@MrRichMurphy]

I love her. I’m grateful she’s an American. God Bless 🇺🇸. Wish she could run for president or VP. Thank you.

[@ronnie8252]

I love Victoria Spartz

[@bigron8346]

She is a great American!

[@morallysound1]

Spot on and I agree...

[@chrisignacio8422]

Amen!

[@Tampahop]

Damn, Victoria Spartz is a bulldog.

[@homeschoolmom2384]

Spitfire is my nickname for her.

[@edgeo4516]

Love that lady! She knows her shit. She's straightforward. I love it.

[@paulwilton735]

The dude is a snake.

[@mhandy61]

This woman should be able to teach Congress

[@user-ti3fe6gg4s]

The hypocrites talk about climate change but dont want to talk about China - India .

[@KeithCindyPanama]

China keeps building coal mines:( Hypocrisy

[@user-ti3fe6gg4s]

@@KeithCindyPanama Yes sir. total hypcrosity .

[@shieldmaiden2660]

ESG smoke and mirrors liars.

[@duacot6633]

I am in love with Spatz. She is represents American's future better than these self serving and manipulative ESG nonsense.

[@dorothysegedinac6979]

She is so fabulous. Smart, aggressive , knowledgeable and isn't backing down.

[@CountryFenderBass]

This group is very dangerous

[@tamaracardon-smith9230]

Fricken love this woman❤😂

[@trudyfarabee2683]

Representative Spartz!!!! Thank you!!

[@coryjacobs7855]

She is 100% correct and is quickly becoming a force to be reckoned with...

[@thomascope2119]

Way to go Victoria keep pressing them.

[@easyyog1185]

She’s Terrific. Never answered a question, creepy buzz phrases, about what - Others - should do.

[@MrRichMurphy]

She has more bells than any Rep. specially the one from Ohio. That has voted every law Rep hav brot forward. Love her. So grateful we have her as an American fighting for us.

[@earthforge3578]

As a American citizen born and raised ESG underminds OUR elected officials anything with governance in there mission Must go it underminds 1 person 1 vote. Nice job fighting for your right to Governor since your elected.

[@user-sp2ck8zk9l]

I wish that just once, just once, they would answer the question, instead of dancing around, and using word salads.

[@jaidynallen9493]

Victoria never ceases to amaze me! I love her so much!🇺🇸🙏🤩🥰❤️💕😘

[@PC-Phobic-Jean-Rene]

I like this lady: Sparks fly when Ms. Spartz cross-examines the witnesses! --- The way it should be, _put the bureaucrats in the hot-seat!_

[@markdunigan805]

Hey Indiana can Ohio borrow your representative?

[@ZedrikVonKatmahl]

No

[@AFloridaSon]

I see what you did there. 😅 Gotta get Dave Joyce out of The House.

[@robertforsberg976]

Not available...lol

[@bronwenable]

We need her for us in Ilinois.😢

[@shieldmaiden2660]

NJ has dibs! PLEASE!

[@Dee88008]

He’s realizing he put his eggs in the wrong basket. 😂😂😂

[@robynrin7107]

Anti-trust violations… “you have a fiduciary duty…”. She’s amazing to get him to admit that climate action 100 is some of this may be unlawful “You collude…”. She’s amazing

[@christianbolt5761]

I actively avoid investing in ESG companies because the rating system is ideologically leftist, because the organizations who rate the companies are.

[@kevingrierson2331]

Which companies are not involved with esg?

[@inquisitor4635]

​@@kevingrierson2331Why don't you use that wonder known as the internet right there at your fingertips to answer your own question?

[@kevingrierson2331]

@@inquisitor4635 It was a rhetorical question. Almost every company is involved in ESG.

[@ZedrikVonKatmahl]

It'd be nice if these people could answer the questions asked of them

[@chuckiecaldwell1465]

That guy can be payed to switch either way!

[@1960shakey]

I wouldn’t trust this guy with one CENT!

[@SteveBellinghamatHappyScience]

She is great, and she is straight to the point. Their wishy washy answers just try to muddy the waters, I wish they were honest enough to give straight answers.

[@lamb-mz2sd]

Point is, he can't. She asked him if their group goal is a risk for investment, and the real answer is YES. We don't need financial reports to know that if one doesn't have a cheaper energy solution ready on hand, messing with current energy production industry can only jack up prices and slow down the economy. And that's the real goal behind all the buzzwords. Something GREAT about a total RESET.

[@robertgeorge1810]

Makes me proud to be from Indiana

[@ruthnovena40]

Why do we need an ESG rating sys.?

[@Trump_Lake2024]

It's all part of the NWO WEF Globalist Communists global reset

[@glawenclattuc3127]

ESG should be illegal.

[@us4freedomforever]

Both a teacher and a student of economics, and he can't see the corruption?

[@truthseekerforever9122]

Love me some Victoria Spartz!!

[@patmcbride9853]

He's "not an attorney", he's a freaking parrot.

[@rsstnnr76]

He joined to make piles of money.

[@rdubstrebol]

Rep. Spartz is phenomenal!

[@BatmanBoss]

Love her

[@andriajerner9837]

Rep. Victoria Spartz is a rare jewel that shines bright and brilliant!!

[@user-uo2eq4ky6p]

Victoria ❤

[@nathanielgordon5659]

Spartz is an inspiration for any willing US Citizen to stand for the people

[@mickyashey9818]

Get ‘EM Ms.Spartz you are the best absolutely love watching you do your thing because you call it how it is, and no one expects it from you, which makes it even better when they are these type of people who consider themselves the caretakers of the world from there, pillars and thrones for the rest of us peasants, and don’t realize that there are many of us peasants that just as smart and smarter than he is

[@MM-mo2yc]

She’s fantastic. See’s right through BS.

[@dibbamustana1]

This guy IS dangerous

[@Hank-ch5qr]

Love her she is one of the few patriots we have left

[@bigron8346]

FOLLOW HIS MONEY.

[@noobandfriends2420]

Dude should read the room. rep was pretty much telling him that what they're doing is highly illegal.

[@waynelucier1678]

The reason he trys the crap he is doing is because he isn't being put in jail

[@Stomp409]

Love everything I've heard this great woman say. You can tell she's on to their game. The KZbin Blue "Climate" box underneath the videos is always an indication I'm going to hear something that's going to ruffle some feathers and this woman is an Ace at that! Plus her wonderful accent really gets the point across even more.

[@fallenbeforefiona9000]

She said theres no justific......*brake slam! Oh brother. ...

[@user-yv7on8fw7g]

Waiting for her to tell him... No Soup for you....

[@larrybrewer]

That man is fooling nobody. She's right and he can't admit it because that would be an admission that his goal is ESG not making profits for his clients who cannot opt out of the system. What his is doing is illegal and he cannot admit that.

[@ashleycoburn3558]

I like her ❤❤❤

[@homeschoolmom2384]

Bravo

[@johnlewis3445]

I love this woman like a sister..

[@BigFiveJack]

Victoria Spartz - Heavyweight Champion Of The World!

[@ThatBerkleySingerPoet-pf5ue]

Go, Victoria! I like her rhetorical strength. I will investigate her further. I hope some day I can speak Russian as well as she speaks English and be as uncompromising as a speaker. She asks the tough questions and admits no bull.

[@user-cy5mt3hy9y]

she said “There is No Justification “ ???……… and at that moment ?? She Knew ??? She Fucked up.

[@user-di6et3oj9g]

Get him

[@adcolt54]

This guy reminds me of the Borg.

[@chrisjessup7744]

Back in the '80's, Tom Brokaw did a report that showed how most of Florida is going to be underwater in a few decades. Well, is been a few decades. Hasn't happened. Do you see why we people are skeptical??

[@TheKidd-iy7mz]

She's brutal

[@grantschaffer8642]

The ESG cartel needs to go to jail

[@Less1leg2]

fella lives off an escape clause

[@jggrimm]

This is representation. Victoria Spatz is force of nature. While being so her strength and intelligence are examples for others.

[@deplorablegal4078]

It's all about the Benjamins baby!

[@cyndimorgan9792]

Wow she’s good. Business is business and should not be intermingled with subjective findings by other organizations. It’s not his business to save the earth. It’s his business to run that investment company and go home and do it he wants to save the earth like ride a bike to work. Doubt if he even does that the big liar.

[@chuckiecaldwell1465]

Yep

[@robertyoungs3181]

These a homes are destroying our retirement years!

[@atmos1x]

So does she have questions? No wonder this house is one the most unproductive in history. Even asking about anti trust is a joke from both sides lol

[@dibbamustana1]

He is evil actually

[@barrycarr1647]

Does anyone know how to just answer yes or no

[@user-nr6xo9nj8g]

Saturday Night Live

[@marksvercek6260]

CHECK ALL THEASE PEOPLES BANK ACCOUNTS THAT WILL TELL ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW !!!!!!!!!!!

[@nnoahllehr1]

She is wonderful. He answers nothing - what a scumbag.

[@carolekelley23]

She knows what a rotton go ernment

[@lamb-mz2sd]

Clear cut, simple questions with direct quotes from the opposite side VS politician talking that means nothing and never a straight answer

[@SB_McCollum]

I like her.

[@cikame]

It's ok to disagree with the marketing blurb on the website... unless you agree with it or... aren't allowed to disagree or agree with it.

[@chrisbrimhall1613]

The stock market was roaring last year….and Cal Pers only made a little over 5% return…..that’s a crappy return

[@user-di6et3oj9g]

He, like all climate clowns, can never answer any questions

[@TheDaskell]

It is one thing to have knowledge and question people, it’s another to be a rude pig.

[@johnsouth3912]

Is this called “collusion”?

[@stonwall26]

These people want to fck up our lives!! Leave us alone!!

[@lynx7206]

mommy, sorry

[@danmadison5087]

Yah spartz, beach front mansions, private jets and yaughts don't grow on trees.

[@Mid.night1000rr]

Where is all this research at? Where all the facts that back up the fact they have research.

[@bobdobalina7058]

We are working tow3a dual economy because thr right is sick of funding this crap so we will have to support like minded businesses

[@bobdobalina7058]

What a bullshit answer. The future has always been uncertain, they got together to try to make the future the way they want

[@jimmyhendrix5753]

This lady is a MAGA Congress woman

[@tomsoil9909]

Spartz for speaker of the house!! The left will never get away with anything again!!!

[@pascalouellette8516]

ESG investing along with DEI is inherently not good fiscal policies as they will tend to exclude many energy companies...the risk piece is just a talking point for organized black balling of certain companies...

[@TeddyBearMassacre]

believing in something and something being factual are entirely 2 different things.

[@rayray9571]

Sounds like collusion to me.

[@bjphysics]

McCarthyism

[@gerardshpunt8327]

As a member of the traitorous clown show that is the Republican Party Victoria has to have lunatic fringe traitorous behavior and action and she appears to be relishing her traitorous role

[@wisemenstillseekhim3114]

Such bullshit

[@passerby107]

This guy is a walking talking brochure, never really answering the questions put to him.

[@childoftruth1738]

Money laundering

[@keithschneider6348]

When China an India join then lets talk. Quit forcing this on us.

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