A majority of House Republicans’ 17 newly chosen committee chairs were among Republicans who voted against certifying the results of the 2020 presidential election.
– a future that they wanted to undermine in 2020 and on January 6, 2021, in trying to carry through Donald Trump’s coup attempt.
The election denying chairs in question are Agriculture Chair Glenn Thompson ; Armed Services Chair Mike Rogers ; Budget Chair Jodey Arrington ;Chair Virginia Foxx ; Energy and Commerce Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers ; Homeland Security Chair Mark Green ; Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan ; Natural Resources Chair Bruce Westerman ; Science, Space and Technology Chair Frank Lucas ; Small Business Chair Roger Williams ; Transportation and Infrastructure Chair Sam Graves ; Veterans’ Affairs Chair Mike Bost...
It is alarming that Republicans would give people who have shown themselves to be vehemently anti-democratic and willing to ignore the will of millions of voters such power in the House. Rather than condemning the anti-democratic sentiment among their caucus, Republican Party leaders are giving it even more power and a louder voice in the House.
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