New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is the top Democrat on the House Oversight and Accountability Committee in the upcoming Congress, after her caucus voted to replace her with Virginia Rep. Gerry Connolly. He lost his candidacy for.
Ocasio-Cortez, who is currently in second place behind the ranking member, has been criticized by New York Rep. Jerry Nadler, who is currently in second place behind the ranking member, Rep. Jamie Raskin of Maryland, a Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee. Since he was trying to become the top of the league, he played for that position. Earlier this month, he said he would not seek another term in that term.
She said the responsibility of leading Democrats on the House Oversight Committee during President Donald Trump’s second term in the White House was “grave and grave.”
“We did our best. We are disappointed that we were not able to convince everyone. We live to fight another day,” he wrote on social media platform Blue Sky.
Ocasio-Cortez has served on the Oversight Committee since joining Congress in 2019, and while Democrats held a majority in Congress, the committee was joined by fellow New Yorker and former Rep. Carolyn. Mr. Maloney served as chairman for several years.
The steering committee recommended Connolly for the position. He has previously run for the Supervisory Board twice, but was unsuccessful.
“I think my colleagues were measuring their votes based on who had experience, who was experienced, who was trustworthy, who was competent, who had a track record of productivity,” Connolly told reporters after the vote. . I think that won.”
The current chairman is Kentucky Republican Rep. James Comer.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
