AOC's attempt to get a seat on committee overwhelming fail
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21 Dec 2020, 6:14 am
Why AOC lost secret ballot for a seat on powerful House committee
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House Democratic colleagues of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez sent her a chilly message yesterday when she lost 46-13 to a fellow New Yorker, Rep. Kathleen Rice, in a secret ballot for a seat on the powerful Energy and Commerce Committee.
Driving the news: I'm told Ocasio-Cortez lost the vote by the House Democratic Steering Committee because she didn't personally ask for enough votes, and because some members fear she'll support a primary against them from the left.
Rice worked the committee, tightly controlled by Speaker Pelosi, and was showered with seconding speeches.
Conscious of AOC's power with progressives and online, the member said: "The vote would have been very different if it wasn't secret."
Driving the news: I'm told Ocasio-Cortez lost the vote by the House Democratic Steering Committee because she didn't personally ask for enough votes, and because some members fear she'll support a primary against them from the left.
Rice worked the committee, tightly controlled by Speaker Pelosi, and was showered with seconding speeches.
Conscious of AOC's power with progressives and online, the member said: "The vote would have been very different if it wasn't secret."
Kathleen Rice is my Congresswomen and falls under the "moderate" label.
Pelosi critic Kathleen Rice (NY) named to powerful Committee on Energy and Commerce by 46-13 vote.
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An outspoken Pelosi critic, Rep. Kathleen Rice lost a bid for Judiciary last year,
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi exacted revenge against one of her most outspoken detractors Tuesday night, blocking Rep. Kathleen Rice from landing a seat on the high-profile House Judiciary Committee.
Pelosi lobbied for other members to join the panel over Rice, leaving the third-term New York Democrat off a list of her preferred members for the committee during a tense closed-door meeting Tuesday night, according to sources.
The Committee on Energy and Commerce is one of the oldest continuous standing committees in the House of Representatives.
From the CEC website:
The Committee has the broadest jurisdiction of any authorizing committee in Congress. It legislates on a wide variety of issues, including:
health care, including mental health and substance abuse
health insurance, including Medicare and Medicaid
biomedical research and development
food, drug, device and cosmetic safety
environmental protection
clean air and climate change
safe drinking water
toxic chemicals and hazardous waste
national energy policy
renewable energy and conservation
nuclear facilities
electronic communications and the internet
broadcast and cable television
privacy, cybersecurity and data security
consumer protection and product safety
motor vehicle safety
travel, tourism and sports
interstate and foreign commerce
The Committee also oversees several federal departments and agencies, including:
Department of Health and Human Services
National Institutes of Health
Food and Drug Administration
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Indian Health Service
Environmental Protection Agency
Department of Energy
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Federal Communications Commission
Federal Trade Commission
Consumer Product Safety Commission
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Department of Commerce
Department of Transportation
Department of Homeland Security
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi exacted revenge against one of her most outspoken detractors Tuesday night, blocking Rep. Kathleen Rice from landing a seat on the high-profile House Judiciary Committee.
Pelosi lobbied for other members to join the panel over Rice, leaving the third-term New York Democrat off a list of her preferred members for the committee during a tense closed-door meeting Tuesday night, according to sources.
The Committee on Energy and Commerce is one of the oldest continuous standing committees in the House of Representatives.
From the CEC website:
The Committee has the broadest jurisdiction of any authorizing committee in Congress. It legislates on a wide variety of issues, including:
health care, including mental health and substance abuse
health insurance, including Medicare and Medicaid
biomedical research and development
food, drug, device and cosmetic safety
environmental protection
clean air and climate change
safe drinking water
toxic chemicals and hazardous waste
national energy policy
renewable energy and conservation
nuclear facilities
electronic communications and the internet
broadcast and cable television
privacy, cybersecurity and data security
consumer protection and product safety
motor vehicle safety
travel, tourism and sports
interstate and foreign commerce
The Committee also oversees several federal departments and agencies, including:
Department of Health and Human Services
National Institutes of Health
Food and Drug Administration
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Indian Health Service
Environmental Protection Agency
Department of Energy
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Federal Communications Commission
Federal Trade Commission
Consumer Product Safety Commission
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Department of Commerce
Department of Transportation
Department of Homeland Security
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21 Dec 2020, 4:47 pm
Establishment hacks aren't too fond of those who aren't also establishment hacks. Progressives need to either take over the Democratic Party or abandon it completely.
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21 Dec 2020, 8:08 pm
Given how the American political system is structured, parties other than the big two generally don't do very well.
In order to be taken seriously by one of the major parties, a political movement needs to either (1) have lots of money or (2) be rooted in some large well-organized group of people, outside of any electoral political parties. It also needs to win enough sympathy from enough of the general public so that a major political party that champion's the movement's cause won't lose votes thereby.
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