Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) dropped her bid to become the Democrats’ next ranking member of the House Oversight Committee after finishing dead last in a Monday night steering vote, ceding the role to winner Rep. Robert Garcia (D-CA).
The Texas congresswoman, who vowed to open an impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump if she were to become chair of the powerful committee earlier this month, told the Dallas Morning News that she withdrew her name from consideration on Tuesday after receiving just six votes in the steering meeting.
Garcia received the most steering committee votes with 33, with Rep. Stephen Lynch (D-MA) coming in second…
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