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Jasmine Crockett sets sights on top Democratic seat on Oversight Committee: reports

May 2, 2025
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Jasmine Crockett sets sights on top Democratic seat on Oversight Committee: reports
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Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, is looking for support from fellow Democrats with her eyes on a possible run for the top Democratic spot on the House Oversight Committee, according to reports.

Although Semafor first reported about Crockett’s plans, Politico also reported that two people familiar with the matter claim the congresswoman has been making calls, sending text messages and having conversations on the floor in search of support for her quest to take the seat held by Rep. Gerry Connolly, D-Va.

Connolly is reportedly planning to step aside as he fights a resurgence of esophageal cancer, though he has not made an official announcement, Politico reported.

Still, Crockett reportedly told her colleagues she is “made for the moment,” the sources told the publication, referring to the Democratic Party’s desire to resist President Donald Trump in a more forceful way.

Crockett did not respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.

Politico reported that Crockett told the outlet in a text message that even though a vacancy does not currently exist, “knowing that Rep Connolly doesn’t plan to seek re-election & knowing that our oversight powers are broad, I’m ready to shine a light on the very dark things taking place in our country under this administration.”

Crockett, a first-term progressive, has made headlines for several controversial comments this year.

Texas Rep. Jasmine Crockett is a first-term progressive.
Texas Rep. Jasmine Crockett is a first-term progressive. House Judiciary GOP

Her most recent comments came this week as she expressed sympathy for countries that may be affected by mass deportations from the US after remaining largely silent on millions of migrants pouring into the country under the Biden administration.

“As far as I’m concerned, you randomly kidnapping folk and you throwing them out of the country against their civil rights, against their constitutional rights,” Crockett said in a video posted to her Instagram page, which has 1.3 million followers. 

“And, frankly, how would they feel if some other country decided that they were gonna just start throwing people randomly in our country? Like that is absolutely insane.”

Crockett reportedly told her colleagues she is “made for the moment.” Rep Jasmine Crockett/ X

Crockett lambasted Republicans who had voted down an amendment to a massive budget bill being hammered out by lawmakers that aims to clarify that US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) cannot detain or deport US citizens under any circumstances.

The Republicans’ actions incensed Crockett, who cited a case last week when a US citizen child was deported with her noncitizen mother.

Department of Homeland Security (DHS) spokeswoman Tricia McLaughlin said the child and her siblings were deported because their mothers are not citizens and wanted to take them with them back to Honduras.

Crockett made headlines for several controversial comments this year.
Crockett made headlines for several controversial comments this year. Reuters

Crockett made the comments alongside Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., and Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., who also panned Republicans. 

“Literally they just voted, they being the other ones, not us, because we were all on the right side of history,” Crockett said. “They just voted to give Trump the legal ability to deport US citizens. That is what they voted for. A bunch of elected US representatives, that is how they voted, Am I telling a lie Eric or not?”

She also made news in March after she called her fellow Texan, Republican Gov. Greg Abbott, who uses a wheelchair, “Governor Hot Wheels.”

She later claimed her words were misunderstood.Crockett continues her viral media streak with incendiary comments aimed at those on the other side of the aisle, including saying DOGE head Elon Musk should be “taken down” and Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, should be “knocked over the head, like, hard.”

The post Jasmine Crockett sets sights on top Democratic seat on Oversight Committee: reports appeared first on New York Post.

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