Watch a congressman unexpectedly sing Rihanna to boost … the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission?

Rep. Sean Casten
(Image credit: Rep. Sean Casten / Twitter)

In the vast constellation of government agencies and institutions, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is hardly the one most people would pick to shine bright like a diamond beyond the rest.

Despite — or perhaps because of — that, Rep. Sean Casten (D-Ill.) offered the group tasked with "obtaining reliable, safe, secure, and economically efficient energy services at a reasonable cost through appropriate regulatory and market means, and collaborative efforts" some much-needed sex appeal by using the House floor on Tuesday to stage his own one-man Rihanna tribute to try to find love in a hopeless place: Congress.

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Rafi Schwartz, The Week US

Rafi Schwartz has worked as a politics writer at The Week since 2022, where he covers elections, Congress and the White House. He was previously a contributing writer with Mic focusing largely on politics, a senior writer with Splinter News, a staff writer for Fusion's news lab, and the managing editor of Heeb Magazine, a Jewish life and culture publication. Rafi's work has appeared in Rolling Stone, GOOD and The Forward, among others.