AOC May Get Key Spot On Oversight Committee: Report

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), appears to be the frontrunner for a crucial spot on the powerful House Oversight Committee.

The leftist firebrand POLITICO was told On Friday, there were “conversations” However, she was very happy to be selected as vice ranking member. “nothing’s been finalized.”

If she was elected to the No. Ocasio-Cortez, if she were elected for the No. 2 position, would become the lieutenant-to-ranking member Jamie Raskin (D-MD). She would play a key role in setting the course of action for Democrats to oppose GOP plans to investigate different aspects the Biden administration.

Raskin is Cancer treatmentHis deputy could be given more responsibility and even sit in for him during absences. POLITICO was however insistent by a Democratic aide, that any member may sit in for the ranking members.

“I have the greatest admiration for her skill, and I’m sure we’re going to be able to deploy her to maximum effect on the committee, along with all these other amazing new members,” Raskin spoke of Ocasio-Cortez who is currently in her third term.

According to party aides, Democrats on the panel will meet Monday to discuss their plans for the next two-years. The report stated that the meeting could be used by leaders to decide on their leadership positions. It also noted how Ocasio-Cortez previously served as Raskin’s vice chairwoman on the oversight subcommittee on civil rights issues, which fostered a “close relationship” That “fueled some speculation among some Democrats” Such a dynamic was repeated when Raskin rose up to the top minor party spot on full committee.

Already, hearings are being planned for next week. One will take place on Wednesday It is also called, “Federal Pandemic Spending: A Prescription for Waste, Fraud, and Abuse.”

Among other Democrats selected to serve on the House Oversight Committee For this new session of Congress, Reps. Ro Khanna and Katie Porter (CA), Cori Bus (MO), Dan Goldman (NY) are the representatives.

“I’m very excited to welcome these extraordinary new members of our Committee, whose remarkable experiences and gifts will soon be known to the whole country.”

—RM @RepRaskin welcoming the newest @OversightDems 

Full statement: https://t.co/CI7CHO0Z0q pic.twitter.com/HO0R6PF0jn

— Oversight Committee Democrats (@OversightDems) January 26, 2023

The Republicans are led by Chairman James Comer (R-KY). Their members will include Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene (GA) and Paul Gosar (AZ), both of whom were selected this month for committee assignments after being removed from their seats in flashes of controversy during the last session of Congress, as well as Lauren Boebert (CO).

In anticipation of fiery confrontations with his Democratic counterparts over the next couple of years, Comer told Axios that the oversight panel is “probably the most exciting committee” in congressional history.

Ocasio-Cortez told reporters on Friday that she thinks she is going to “have a lot of fun on this committee.” Democrats will have the “opportunity and platform to de-legitimize a lot of the disinformation that they’ve been advancing,” she added.