The battle to install Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif, as speaker has set the House weeks behind schedule. One of the delayed tasks has been finalizing committee assignments, a complicated puzzle even in the best of times. This week, Republicans announced their roster for the powerful House Oversight Committee — and what a doozy it is.
Under the leadership of Chairman Jim Comer, R-Ky., the committee has been packed to the brim with some of the loudest and most die-hard members of the caucus' MAGA wing. It's a veritable rogue's gallery of camera-ready firebrands, all eager for a chance to be front and center during the looming high-profile clashes with the Biden administration. In a Congress that is, by any measure, poised to be a three-ring circus, the clowns of the Oversight Committee are ready to compete for the spotlight. This is a preview of Hayes Brown's latest article. Read their full column here. |
