{"id":1826637,"date":"2023-01-27T18:20:43","date_gmt":"2023-01-27T23:20:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1826637"},"modified":"2023-01-27T18:21:04","modified_gmt":"2023-01-27T23:21:04","slug":"aoc-may-get-key-spot-on-oversight-committee-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/aoc-may-get-key-spot-on-oversight-committee-report\/","title":{"rendered":"AOC May Get Key Spot On Oversight Committee: Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Faoc-may-get-key-spot-on-oversight-committee-report%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1826637&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47-->\n<p>Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/alexandria-ocasio-cortez\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez<\/a> (D-NY), appears to be the frontrunner for a crucial spot on the powerful House Oversight Committee.<\/p>\n<p>The leftist firebrand <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2023\/01\/27\/rep-alexandria-ocasio-cortez-could-become-number-two-democrat-on-oversight-panel-00079938\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">POLITICO was told<\/a> On Friday, there were \u201cconversations\u201d However, she was very happy to be selected as vice ranking member. \u201cnothing\u2019s been finalized.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>Raskin is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/democratic-rep-jamie-raskin-announces-cancer-diagnosis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cancer treatment<\/a>His 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.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have the greatest admiration for her skill, and I\u2019m sure we\u2019re going to be able to deploy her to maximum effect on the committee, along with all these other amazing new members,\u201d Raskin spoke of Ocasio-Cortez who is currently in her third term.<\/p>\n<p>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\u2019s vice chairwoman on the oversight subcommittee on civil rights issues, which fostered a \u201cclose relationship\u201d That \u201cfueled some speculation among some Democrats\u201d Such a dynamic was repeated when Raskin rose up to the top minor party spot on full committee.<\/p>\n<p>Already, hearings are being planned for next week. <a href=\"https:\/\/oversight.house.gov\/release\/chairman-comer-announces-hearing-on-waste-fraud-and-abuse-in-pandemic-recovery-programs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">One will take place on Wednesday<\/a> It is also called, \u201cFederal Pandemic Spending: A Prescription for Waste, Fraud, and Abuse.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Among other Democrats <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/maxpcohen\/status\/1618731849257451522\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">selected to serve on the House Oversight Committee<\/a> For this new session of Congress, Reps. Ro Khanna and Katie Porter (CA), Cori Bus (MO), Dan Goldman (NY) are the representatives.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u201cI\u2019m very excited to welcome these extraordinary new members of our Committee, whose remarkable experiences and gifts will soon be known to the whole country.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u2014RM <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepRaskin?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@RepRaskin<\/a> welcoming the newest <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OversightDems?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@OversightDems<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Full statement: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CI7CHO0Z0q\">https:\/\/t.co\/CI7CHO0Z0q<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HO0R6PF0jn\">pic.twitter.com\/HO0R6PF0jn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Oversight Committee Democrats (@OversightDems) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OversightDems\/status\/1618741893755719680?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<p>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 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/marjorie-taylor-greene-set-to-make-comeback-with-new-committee-assignments\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">selected this month for committee assignments<\/a> after being removed from their seats in flashes of controversy during the last session of Congress, as well as Lauren Boebert (CO).<\/p>\n<p>In anticipation of fiery confrontations with his Democratic counterparts over the next couple of years, Comer told Axios that the oversight panel is \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2023\/01\/25\/house-oversight-committee-exciting-comer-members\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">probably the most exciting committee<\/a>\u201d in congressional history.<\/p>\n<p>Ocasio-Cortez told reporters on Friday that she thinks she is going to \u201chave a lot of fun on this committee.\u201d Democrats will have the \u201copportunity and platform to de-legitimize a lot of the disinformation that they\u2019ve been advancing,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) appears to be at the top of the shortlist for a key spot on the powerful House Oversight Committee. The leftist firebrand told POLITICO on Friday there have been \u201cconversations\u201d about her being picked as vice ranking member, but she stressed \u201cnothing\u2019s been finalized.\u201d If she were chosen for the No. &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1588,"featured_media":1826640,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[8334,4384,7233,5618,3819,6033],"class_list":["post-1826637","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire","tag-aoc","tag-committee","tag-key","tag-oversight","tag-report","tag-spot"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1826637","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1588"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1826637"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1826637\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1826640"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1826637"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1826637"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1826637"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}