Connolly bests Ocasio-Cortez in key vote to lead Democrats on Oversight panel

Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.) on Monday claimed the first round of the two-step contest to lead Democrats on the House Oversight and Accountability Committee in the next Congress, besting Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) to win the recommendation of the Democrats' influential Steering and Policy Committee. The outcome lends a boost to Connolly, the more senior...

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