Mace to Mayor Bowser: 'You can be quiet as I ask you questions'
During the same September 18, 2025 House committee hearing, Mace cut off D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser mid-response with a pointed instruction.
September 18, 2025
On September 18, 2025, during a House committee hearing, Rep. Nancy Mace interrupted D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and said:
"You can be quiet as I ask you questions and then you can answer them."
The exchange was widely covered as a confrontational moment in a hearing touching on D.C. DEI policies.