[Wonder Warthog]

Feinstein is NOT the “ranking member of the committee”. She is the ranking MINORITY member of said committee. She can request all she likes, Barr is in no wise obligated to do anything. And her letter is out of line, as a committee MEMBER, she should have made the request to the committee CHAIRMAN, not directly to Barr.

[Cboldt]

"Ranking member" -IS- the (top dog) of the minority party in the committee.

Otherwise she'd be the chairman.