On Friday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-VA) responded to progressives who are disappointed that he was selected to be the top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee over Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) by saying that “I’ve got a 16-year record of progressive voting and progressive actions. So, I’m not, somehow, outside that camp.” And that House Democrats recognize “a rising talent in AOC that we want to certainly help and encourage.”
Co-host Jonathan Lemire asked, “So, Congressman, as mentioned, you have become the ranking member of the Oversight Committee, besting Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in doing so. What is your — two-part question here, what are your hopes for the post? But, secondly, what do you say to Democrats, progressives, who had — hoping for this moment after November’s electoral defeat…
