Democrats loved Katie Porter when she bashed Trump. Now she is making them squirm Jennifer Haberkorn, Los Angeles Times March 16, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail FILE - In this Nov. 6, 2018, file photo, Katie Porter speaks during an election night event in Tustin, Calif. Porter won the election for California's 45th district.Chris Carlson/AP WASHINGTON — Democrats loved watching U.S. Rep. Katie Porter skewer Trump administration appointees and corporate executives in congressional hearings. But it felt different when Porter’s progressive passion and impatience for convention turned to them. Just as the California Democrat wielded a whiteboard and sharp questioning to expose the flaws and outdated thinking she saw in Postal Service management or the nation’s COVID-19 testing system, Porter recently took aim at House Democrats’ rules and traditions for what is usually a behind-the-scenes competition to determine which lawmakers sit on which coveted committees.