Posted on 06/25/2025 8:27:15 AM PDT by RandFan
Rep. Robert Garcia of California will take over as the top Democrat on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, signaling a shift toward younger leadership among his party.
The ranking member position opened earlier this year when Virginia Rep. Gerald E. Connolly announced he would step down after his esophageal cancer returned. He died last month.
Garcia sounded a conciliatory note after the Tuesday vote, praising the “incredible members” of the committee and its “incredible staff.”
“We’re going to uplift their work and do everything we can to hold this administration accountable and focus on the corruption of Donald Trump and also work to make our agencies better,” Garcia said. “Efficiency is not DOGE. Efficiency is actually making government work better for constituents across the country.”
The vote came down to Garcia versus Rep. Stephen F. Lynch, the acting ranking member from Massachusetts, after two other candidates, Reps. Jasmine Crockett of Texas and Kweisi Mfume of Maryland, dropped out Tuesday morning. Garcia won decisively, 150 to 63, in a secret-ballot vote by the full House Democratic caucus.
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I can't believe that Mack Daddy is still around.
Weird. Hadn’t heard anything from kwazee mofo for a long time. Musta passed the reins to jazz-mean croquet....
Sounds like another little a-hole commie to me.
I thought it was Abrego Garcia - he’s going to be released today
It should also be noted that hood rat jasmine crockett was also vying for that position but her fellow democrats spoke loud and clear.......she got the least # of votes of anybody......ever they don’t want anything to do with her.
i was thinking the same thing
naacp booted him for sexual harrassment
you dont get 5 children with 3 women
by being a wallflower
but i guess that is ok for congressmen
they have a slush fund for that stuff
So 3 dollar bill Garcia is the top oversight dim? In no way is he qualified for the position. Betya 3 dollar bill issues are all he will focus on (along with his extensive makeup).
Way to go Maryland man! Oh wait different terrorist
“On December 22, 2018, Garcia married his longtime partner, California State University, Long Beach professor Matthew Mendez.[85] The two have since divorced.[86]
Garcia identifies as Catholic.”
Words escape me!
I hope Jazzy Crockett claims that she lost because she is a black woman. That would be fun.
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