Some members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus are considering ousting Rep. Nanette Barragán (D-CA) as their leader after she fired the group's executive director on Thursday, multiple people familiar with the situation tell CBS News.
FILE: Rep. Nanette Barragán speaks alongside Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg after a tour of the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach during press conference at the Port of Long Beach on Jan. 11, 2022 in Long Beach, Calif.Some members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus are considering ousting Rep. Nanette Barragán, Democrat of California, as their leader after she fired the group's executive director on Thursday, multiple people familiar with the situation tell CBS News.
Usyk had no comment when reached Thursday evening. Several other caucus staffers, including the communications director and policy experts, have departed since Barragán took over. Barragán did not reply to text messages sent by CBS News seeking comment, but in a statement emailed by her spokesman, she said,"Jacky is no longer with the CHC. We wish her well in her future endeavors. We do not comment on internal confidential personnel matters."
"She has a hard time keeping staff in her personal office. Those concerns seem real given that all CHC staff left , and CHC is currently understaffed," the lawmaker added."The staff that are there are unhappy, so concerns about whether the effectiveness of the caucus is hurt by the way she treats staff is real."
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