Home Oversight and Accountability Committee Chair James Comer (R-Ky.) is throwing his assist behind Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s (D-N.Y.) run to be the rating member on the panel, predicting he may have “a good working relationship” with the progressive lawmaker if she secures the place.
“I’m a big AOC fan,” Comer stated throughout a Thursday look on CNN, utilizing an abbreviation for Ocasio-Cortez’s identify. “Clearly, I do not agree with very a lot of her coverage, however I believe she’s an excellent individual, I believe she’s very effectively spoken.
He went on to match a possible Ocasio-Cortez partnership with the one he has is wrapping up.
“I did not have good relationship with Jaime Raskin, I don’t think that’s any secret,” Comer stated of the Maryland Democrat and present Oversight rating member.
“I tell the press when they ask about the race for ranking member, the Democrats have nowhere to go but up after having Jamie Raskin for the last four years, so, I think AOC would be great, Gerry Connolly would be great. … But I certainly look forward to working with the next ranking member,” the Kentucky Republican advised CNN host Pamela Brown.
Ocasio-Cortez launched her bid to develop into the highest Democrat on the Home Oversight and Accountability Committee final week, trying to succeed Raskin, who’s stepping down from the put up to run for the highest place on the Home Judiciary Committee.
“If it’s AOC, I think we’ll have a good working relationship. We’ll obviously have a lot of differences on policy, but I think she’s a good, well-spoken person for the Democrats to serve in that position,” Comer stated on CNN.
Ocasio-Cortez is trying to beat Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.), a seven-term lawmaker, for some of the highly effective seats that will probably be key to combating again in opposition to President-elect Trump throughout his second time period within the White Home.
Connolly made his case for why he ought to maintain the rating member job subsequent Congress, touting his expertise serving on the panel.
“I don’t think this election is about generational change or an age gap. I think it’s about capability and seasoning and experience, and that’s what I’m running on. I think I’ve shown my ability, over 16 years in the committee, to take the fight to the other side and to propound and defend and advocate for democratic values,” Connolly stated throughout his Thursday look on CNN.
“I’m good with the media. I’m good with the public. I know how to interrogate witnesses, and I know how to manage a committee,” he advised CNN anchor Dana Bash. “So those are the credentials I’m putting forward to my colleagues, and I’m feeling pretty good about it.”
The Hill has reached out to Ocasio-Cortez’s workplace for remark.
