Paris Hilton floored social media users this week by seamlessly shifting her vocal register midsentence as she spoke before Congress.

The hotel heiress, reality TV trailblazer and DJ testified Wednesday about the abuse she witnessed, and experienced herself, at so-called troubled teen centers where she was sent in her youth. Hilton urged lawmakers to reauthorize child welfare legislation that expired in fiscal year 2021, and to pass the Stop Institutional Child Abuse Act, a measure meant to bolster oversight of residential youth programs.