She stood up for the city and refused to cower in the face of threats and smears,” one of more than 480 respondents said.

The Congressional hearing is part of a federal investigation into sanctuary cities. Boston Mayor Michelle Wu and the other mayors began their testimony shortly after 10 a.m. You can watch it live on CBS News Boston in the video above.

The much-hyped hearing, Wu’s first time on the national stage, turned out not to be so much of a show but more of a legal grilling of the mayor and three other city mayors aimed at getting them to