The Democrats revealed on Friday how they shot down Representative Alexandria Ocasio’s-Cortez’s campaign.
Media sources confirmed how the news came in regards to the key spot in the House Committee. While many people believed that AOC would move forward as a top pick, the results proved otherwise.
AOC campaign was going strong for the House’s Energy & Commerce Committee. However, news soon broke out how they instead opted for fellow New York representative, Kathleen Rice instead.
On the other hand, media sources confirmed how AOC, a congresswoman from New York, was jockeying for the prized seat.
In the same way, she was also busy lobbying colleagues, behind the scenes too. In the end, it was Rice who took center stage, getting elected and winning with a vote of 46 to 13. The news broke as headlines from Politico’s report.
Meanwhile, the committee is a body that oversees plenty of things. From public health to climate issues too, they cover it too. And that includes consumer protection rights as well as commerce.
It wouldn’t be wrong to mention how some members faced an awkward moment when it was time to vote on Thursday. In terms of who should win, a small dispute arose. Therefore, in the end, Democratic lawmakers present on the Steering and Policy Committee had their say. And that’s when the results came forward.
According to recent reports from Politico, a few Democrats did exercise caution in regards to giving a major role to 31-year-old AOC. This is because she encouraged several liberal challengers to actually fight against her very own colleagues.
Rep Henry Cuellar from D Texas mentioned via a call, “I’m taking into consideration who works against other members in primaries and how doesn’t.
” In the same way, other members form the Energy and Commerce Committee worried about how AOC’s policies could lead to massive problems, as the new Congress comes into power. And that’s where the Democrats will have less majority.
At 55 years of age, Rice is a Democrat member from Los Angeles. She is also an ex-prosecutor who says she’s honored for getting selected.