Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
(D-NY) was vying for the ranking membership of the House Oversight
Committee. It’s a position that Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) was reportedly
working behind the scenes to sabotage. It’s not the first time the
former House speaker has worked to contain and control members of the
Squad. Whatever might have happened, Ms. Pelosi can sigh with
relief—Ocasio-Cortez won’t be the top Democrat on this committee. She
lost to Rep. Gerry Connelly (DVA)
(via Axios):
House Democrats' Steering and Policy Committee voted to
recommend Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.) as ranking member of the House
Oversight Committee, several sources familiar with the vote told Axios.
Why
it matters: It's a huge blow to Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's
(D-N.Y.) hopes of leading the high-profile panel, though the full
Democratic caucus still has to vote to approve steering's pick.
It
is rare for the caucus to buck the suggestion of steering – which is
closely aligned with Democratic leadership – but it has happened before.
What we're hearing: Connolly defeated Ocasio-Cortez 34 to 27 on Monday, according to multiple lawmakers present.
Ocasio-Cortez said after the vote that she will continue to contest the role when it goes to a vote of the full caucus.
Even with this defeat, is she starting to play nice now? There are
reports that she’s cooling off in getting involved with primary
challenges within her party.
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