Following death of Chairman Cummings, Rep. Carolyn Maloney, NY, will now be acting Oversight Chair

[Dennis Donovan]

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Lisa Desjardins ✔ @LisaDNews

NEWS: Following the death of Chairman Cummings, Rep. Carolyn Maloney, NY, will now be acting Oversight Chair, per Dem leadership aide.

She is the number two on the committee.

Note: There will be a caucus process to elect a permanent chair at a later time.

9:33 AM - Oct 17, 2019

[greatauntoftriplets]

1. Thanks for posting this.

I wondered who would succeed Rep. Cummings.

[Dennis Donovan]

2. I almost didn't, thinking it was too soon to broach the subject

...but things are moving at a very rapid pace on Capitol Hill.

[greatauntoftriplets]

3. Exactly.

She may have been presiding already because Rep. Cummings apparently hadn't been back to the House recently.

[Maru Kitteh]

5. It's important information he would want us to know I think. His work continues.

I think he would want everyone to know that.

[NewJeffCT]

4. she gets an F from the NRA

and 100s from NARAL and Planned Parenthood.

sounds good.

[bobbieinok]

6. Info in her Wiki entry is impressive