{"id":2246878,"date":"2024-05-17T13:01:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-17T17:01:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/who-is-jasmine-crockett-the-texas-representative-who-blasted-mtg-in-house-hearing\/"},"modified":"2024-05-17T13:02:57","modified_gmt":"2024-05-17T17:02:57","slug":"who-is-jasmine-crockett-the-texas-representative-who-blasted-mtg-in-house-hearing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/who-is-jasmine-crockett-the-texas-representative-who-blasted-mtg-in-house-hearing\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet Jasmine Crockett, the Texas representative who criticized MTG in a House hearing"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/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%2Fwho-is-jasmine-crockett-the-texas-representative-who-blasted-mtg-in-house-hearing%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=2246878&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--><p>Rep. Jasmine Crockett,\u200b a Texas representative, engaged in a heated exchange with\u2063 Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene \u200cduring a \u2064House Oversight Committee hearing. The dispute arose over irrelevant questioning, \u200dleading to personal jabs. Crockett&#8217;s background as \u200da\u2063 lawyer\u200b and \u2064<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-pac-works-to-repeal-cap-and-trade-as-washington-state-leads-nation-in-gas-prices\/\" title=\"GOP PAC aims to repeal cap and trade as Washington tops nation in gas prices.\">state \u2064representative<\/a>\u2064 in Texas\u2062 underscores \u2062her journey\u2062 to Congress, \u200cwhere she now represents Texas&#8217;s 30th Congressional\u2063 District\u2064 after winning the 2022 election. She plays\u200c a \u2062key role as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-red-wave-of-conservative-women-elected-to-congress\/\" title=\"The Red Wave of Conservative Women Elected to Congress\">freshman class<\/a> \u2063representative, advocating\u200d for Texas priorities and new members.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jasmine-crockett\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Rep. Jasmine Crockett<\/a> (D-TX), a freshman representative representing Dallas, and<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/marjorie-taylor-greene\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title> Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene<\/a> (R-GA) got into a heated argument during the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/house-oversight\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>House Oversight Committee<\/a> hearing Thursday night. <\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3007636\/heres-what-you-missed-during-the-tumultuous-house-hearing-on-thursday-night\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>chaos in the hearing<\/a>, which was pushed back to allow some Republicans time to go to New York in support of former President Donald Trump during his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/donald-trumps-criminal-hush-money-trial-set-for-march-25\/\" title=\"Trump's hush money trial scheduled for March 25\">criminal hush money trial<\/a>, started when Greene asked about Judge Juan Merchan\u2019s daughter. Merchan is presiding over Trump\u2019s trial. Crockett said the question was irrelevant to the hearing, which prompted Greene to insult Crockett\u2019s eyelashes. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think your fake eyelashes are messing up what you\u2019re reading,\u201d Greene said.<\/p>\n<p>Crockett later asked Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY) for clarification regarding the rules on the House\u2019s standard of decorum. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m just curious, just to better understand your ruling,\u201d Crockett said. \u201cIf someone on this committee then starts talking about somebody\u2019s bleach-blonde, bad-built, butch body, that would not be engaging in personalities, correct?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Crockett, who has quietly been making a name for herself as a Democratic agitator to counterbalance some of the more brash GOP personalities on the Oversight Committee, seemed to have burst onto the scene Thursday night, but she didn\u2019t come from nowhere.<\/p>\n<h2>Lawyer and state representative in Texas<\/h2>\n<p>Crockett, a former lawyer, said she had no plans to enter public service or law during her upbringing or undergraduate degree. It wasn\u2019t until halfway through college, when she received a business degree, that she and other black students were the victims of a series of hate crimes, that <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.darlingsociety.com\/interview-with-lawyer-jasmine-crockett\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>she considered a future in law<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat was the first time that I felt helpless and felt targeted as a black person,\u201d she <a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2024\/01\/15\/jasmine-crockett-dallas-congress\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>She attended the University of Houston law school, which she graduated from in 2006. Following that, she worked as a public defender and ran for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/radical-cultural-change-coming-to-america\/\" title=\"Radical Cultural Change Coming to America?\">district attorney<\/a> at age 28. She also started her own law firm in Texas focused on civil rights and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/president-trump-please-pardon-jon-woods-a-victim-of-process-crimes-like-michael-flynn\/\" title=\"President Trump, Please Pardon Jon Woods, a Victim of Process Crimes Like Michael Flynn\">criminal defense<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>In 2019, Eric Johnson vacated his seat in the Texas House of Representatives to become the mayor of Dallas. Lorraine Birabil won the special election to fill his seat, but was unsuccessful in a primary challenge from Crockett in 2020. Crockett won the election and served one term in the Texas House.<\/p>\n<p>During her time in the Texas legislature, she was an outspoken member, breaking from the norm. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cMany freshmen, they just kind of sit there. They don\u2019t say a whole lot because they\u2019re trying to learn,\u201d former Texas Democratic Rep. Joe Deshotel said. \u201cBut for her, the learning curve was very short. I mean, she jumped right in.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In 2021, Eddie Bernice Johnson, who had represented Texas\u2019s 30th Congressional District since 1993, announced she would not seek reelection. This prompted Crockett to enter the race four days later. At the same time Crockett announced her candidacy, Johnson endorsed her.<\/p>\n<h2>Member of Congress<\/h2>\n<p>In 2022, Crockett beat Republican challenger James Rodgers and was elected to serve as the representative for Texas\u2019s 30th Congressional District. She was sworn into office in January 2023.<\/p>\n<p>She and 35 other Democrats comprised the freshman class of representatives for the 118th Congress. Crockett was chosen to be the freshman class representative, which elevated her profile. The position allowed Crockett to be a liaison between current party leadership and the incoming Democrats before they were sworn into office.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile I am focused on having a successful transition, I look forward to using this position in leadership to advocate for this historic class of new members and ensuring that Texas priorities are prioritized,\u201d she <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/news\/politics\/2022\/12\/01\/dallas-rep-elect-jasmine-crockett-chosen-for-freshman-house-leadership-role\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>said<\/a> at the time. <\/p>\n<p>In Congress, she is a member of the Congressional Black Caucus, the Congressional Equality Caucus, and the Congressional Progressive Caucus. She is also on the Committee on Agriculture and the Committee on Oversight and Accountability. <\/p>\n<p>Crockett describes herself as a \u201cpragmatic progressive\u201d for policy goals, which, combined with her business degree, allows her to work with businesses in areas where other \u201cSquad\u201d Democrats may be unwilling to.<\/p>\n<p>She has one of the highest social media followings of people in the expansive Texas delegation, with a quarter of a million people following her on both X and Instagram. She often posts about chaotic happenings in the House, such as the ousting of former Speaker Kevin McCarthy and the expulsion of former Rep. George Santos.<\/p>\n<p>\u200b\u200b\u201cShe can speak so directly to people and bring humor to the table in a way that makes folks want to listen. And that\u2019s what we need right now,\u201d Rep. Greg Casar (D-TX) said.<\/p>\n<p>In September, she went viral for her remarks during an Oversight Committee hearing about the Republican-led impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden when she took aim at Trump\u2019s mishandling of classified documents.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese are our national secrets, looks like, in the s***ter to me,\u201d Crockett said in reference to the bathroom where Trump kept some documents in Florida. One video of the clip on TikTok has more than 8 million views.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>She\u2019s also found an unlikely friend in Washington, with Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX), who she called her \u201cbest partner\u201d in the Senate.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think she\u2019s been very approachable,\u201d Cornyn said. \u201cIt\u2019s not easy to get things done or bills passed in either of the two houses, especially if you don\u2019t have a dance partner. So I offered to be her dance partner.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX), a new Dallas representative, clashed with Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) in a tense House Oversight Committee hearing. 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