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7:18Now PlayingNancy Pelosi backed Democrat who won the House Oversight Committee vote, Gerry Connolly, offers infuriating defense for why he should be in the position during the Donald Trump administration over his opponent Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. John Iadarola and Francesca Fiorentini break it down on The Damage Report. Leave a comment with your thoughts below!
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74YearOld Democrat Who Ran Against AOC Offers Infuriating Defense
"Democrats lost the White House, the House, and the Senate—but that’s apparently not enough cause for them to rejigger their playbook.
Earlier this month, Representative Gerry Connolly bested New York Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to become the ranking member on the House Oversight Committee. It was a battle of establishment Democratic politics versus new wave progressivism, and the Democratic caucus opted to vote against the future of the party by a margin of 47 votes.
But when pressed on why a 74-year-old with a recent esophagus cancer diagnosis deserved a shot at arguably one of the most influential positions in the House, Connolly couldn’t muster up a response deeper than having paid his dues. Speaking with CNN on Monday, Connolly’s rationale boiled down to simple entitlement."
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