Jennifer Connolly has won the chairmanship of the House Oversight Committee, defeating Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Many establishment Democrats chose Connolly for his experience in investigating past administrations, anticipating a challenging period under Trump.
Connolly (D-Va.) won the spot in a House Democratic caucus vote Tuesday, one day after notching the support from the Democratic Steering and Policy Committee. Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) had been the No. 2 Democrat on the committee for the past two years. But many establishment Democrats such as former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) reportedly felt that Connolly was a far more seasoned investigator to help navigate the party through the incoming Trump administration.
Connolly, who represents a Northern Virginia suburban district, had been a key Democrat on the Oversight panel since joining the lower chamber in 2009. If Ocasio-Cortez had won the perch, she would’ve been the youngest Democrat to serve in the role. Connolly said after winning the slot, “We know what the Republican playbook will be. We have seen it before. They have demonstrated that they are willing to traffic in debunked conspiracy theories and enable the worst abuses of the Trump Administration. This will be trench warfare. Now is not the time to be timid I promise the American people that our Committee Democrats will be a beacon of truth and prepared from Day One to counter Republican gaslighting.” In landing the role, Connolly is paving the way to become one of President-elect Donald Trump’s chief adversaries in Congres
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