'Failing to meet this moment with the right personnel ... would be an enormous act of political malpractice'
Reps. Gerry Connolly , Jamie Raskin and Stephen Lynch are running for ranking member on the House Oversight and Reform Committee., which will play a crucial role in fending off investigations when the GOP takes the majority next month."Failing to meet this moment with the right personnel in leadership roles would be an enormous act of political malpractice," said Kurt Bardella, a Democratic strategist and former GOP Oversight spokesperson.Rep. Gerry Connolly , Rep.
Both Raskin and Connelly made their case for why they should be elected to lead Democrats on the Oversight Committee."I've thrown myself into the defense of the rule of law, the Constitution and government accountability and transparency and integrity, and I think we're still very much in the thick of this fight."
"I fought [Republicans] on Lois Lerner and the IRS. I fought them with Fast and Furious. I fought them on Benghazi. I fought the investigation of Hillary Clinton's emails." says the candidates have reached out to him but he has not yet made up his mind about whom he'll support.
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