Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York formally announced Friday that she will lead her party on the House Oversight and Accountability Committee for the 119th Congress.
Ocasio-Cortez is currently scheduled to run against Democratic Representative Gerry Connolly of Virginia to replace Democratic Representative Jamie Raskin of Maryland, the current ranking member of the committee. . Mr. Raskin will step down from his position and be replaced by New York Democratic Congressman Jerry Nadler, who will vie for the top spot on the House Judiciary Committee in the next Congress.
“This is not a position I seek lightly,” Ocasio-Cortez said. said In a letter to her colleagues. “The responsibility of leading Democrats on the House Oversight Committee during President Donald Trump's second term in the White House is a grave and important one.”
“I know firsthand how the majority uses chaos to confuse, disorient, and distract the public from its dire agenda.”
“Now, more than ever, we must hold the administration accountable and focus on the commission's strong history of addressing the economic instability and inequality that challenges the American way of life.” No,” Ocasio-Cortez continued.
Ocasio-Cortez has made it clear that much of her work on the committee will be spent trying to rein in the incoming Trump administration's agenda.
“Democrats on the Oversight Committee will face important tasks in the 119th Congress,” Ocasio-Cortez wrote in the letter. “We have to balance this with concrete struggles to make life easier.”
“I know firsthand how the majority uses chaos to confuse, disorient, and distract the public from its dire agenda,” Ocasio-Cortez continued. “We cannot and will not allow that to happen. I will always lead by example and put the lives of everyday Americans at the center of our work.”
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