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Texas Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D) has formally launched her bid to lead the House Oversight Committee.
According to The Hill, Crockett is the fourth Democrat to formalize their House Oversight bid following the death of Virginia Rep. Gerry Connolly (D) from cancer last month.
Crockett, who's made headlines for her sharp critiques of Congress' most notable conservatives, is pitching herself as a fresh face able to take on the GOP majority.
“Our country is in an existential crisis driven by an out-of-control Executive with a flagrant disregard for our Constitution, our way of governance, and our very way of life as citizens of a democratic republic. The Administration has refused to respect congressional authority, abide by lawful judicial orders, or respond to public outrage,” Crockett wrote as she announced her bid. “The magnitude of these unprecedented times warrants a resistance and tactics never before seen. We must pull back the curtain on the unmitigated chaos under Trump 2.0 and translate our findings to the American people in a way they can digest.”
Crockett suggested that Democrats need to take credit for their successes rather than letting them be weaponized by Republicans. The Texas lawmaker cited how former President Joe Biden "saved the world economy,” only to be “attacked for the price of eggs.”
“From the pulpit of the Oversight Committee, the Ranking Member must lay out our case against Trump 2.0 and his accomplices, the Republicans in the House, and discharge this message across the nation. The Ranking Member must succinctly summarize the most salient points of our evidence. It is paramount that the Ranking Member be ready to rapidly respond to the opposition’s arguments and rebuttals in a manner that does not play into their hand but renders the opposition’s tactics ineffective,” she wrote.
Crockett is competing against acting ranking member Rep. Stephen Lynch (D), California Rep. Robert Garcia (D), and Maryland Rep. Kweisi Mfume to lead the House Oversight Committee.
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