
Ocasio-Cortez Loses Vote To Lead Democrats On Oversight Panel
In a vote by the House Democrats’ Steering and Policy Committee, centrist Democrat Rep. Gerry Connolly of Virginia defeated socialist Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York in her attempt to become the ranking member of the House Oversight Committee. According to several lawmakers who were present at the voting, Ocasio-Cortez lost Monday’s vote to Connolly…