Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem was accused of misleading House Homeland Security Committee members when she said she was departing a Thursday hearing early to attend another meeting that was actually canceled.

It’s an assertion denied by Noem’s office, which said she only found out her meeting was canceled after she left the witness table.

Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) moved to subpoena Noem to reappear before the panel, saying she shirked her duties and may have even lied about needing to attend a meeting of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Council convened to determine the future of the disaster agency.

Beyond putting Noem in hot water with the committee’s Democrats, the cancellation raises questions about the Trump administration’s plans to diminish FEMA and give more power to states to respond to disasters.

“I understand on good information that the FEMA Council meeting was canceled so there was no need for her to go,” Thompson said, referencing a meeting to determine the future of the agency.

“She was a liar with no respect for congressional oversight.”

Noem left the witness table a few minutes after noon for the FEMA Council meeting that was slated to begin at 1 p.m., which The Hill independently verified has been canceled.