Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett (D- Dallas ) announced on Tuesday that she is running for a leadership position on the U.S. House Oversight Committee.

Jasmine Crockett announces run

Crockett posted a public letter to formally announce her run to become the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

The committee's last ranking member, Rep. Gerry Connolly, D-Va., died May 21 after battling cancer. He was elected to the position in 2023.

Crockett currently serves as the Vice Ranking Member.

What they're saying:

"These are not normal times—and this cannot be a business-as-usual moment," Crockett wrote in a post on social media along with a letter announcing her run.

"Our country is in an existential crisis driven by an out-of-control Executive with a fla

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