Hoping to help lead a congressional panel that could be in a position to hold President-elect Donald Trump accountable to the American public in the coming years, U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Friday notified her colleagues that she is officially seeking the top Democratic seat on the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability.

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    11 days ago

    Maybe not, but wouldn’t it be worse to not try? I’m as pessimistic as they come but I don’t think giving up is an option either.

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      11 days ago

      I 100% agree. It’ll suck to be her, but we need her to ask the questions and take notes. There will be more elections, and if/when Dems are back in power, it sure would be nice to have a record of the immoral, unethical, and illegal shit that the GOP did while in power.

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      11 days ago

      I don’t tend to temper my online pessimism, if it’s enough to discourage anyone it was going to happen with or without me.