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27. Good on all the members who didn't "decline..

Thu Feb 7, 2019, 05:59 PM

Feb 2019

Mahalo, George.

Benny Ray Luján

"..the U.S. Representative for New Mexico's 3rd congressional district since 2009, and as the Assistant House Speaker since 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, Luján previously served as a member of the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission from 2005 to 2008. He was elected to be Chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee in 2014, and led the Democrats to win a majority in the House in the 2018 elections. Luján's district is based in Santa Fe, the state capital, and includes most of the northern portion of the state."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Ray_Luj%C3%A1n

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Pelosi announces Dems for new climate panel [View all] George II Feb 2019 OP

I take it no GOPee congresscritter volunteered for a spot sandensea Feb 2019 #1

I presume Kevin McCarthy will announce their appointees. George II Feb 2019 #5

Louie Gohmert and Mo Brooks among them, no doubt sandensea Feb 2019 #11

... George II Feb 2019 #13

Declined? Eliot Rosewater Feb 2019 #2

Yes, that's odd. LisaM Feb 2019 #6

Someday we will be able to openly discuss JD and how their agenda is to harm Democrats Eliot Rosewater Feb 2019 #7

Probably not here zipplewrath Feb 2019 #10

Especially CERTAIN Democrats NastyRiffraff Feb 2019 #14

JD? YessirAtsaFact Feb 2019 #16

"Justice Democrats". BumRushDaShow Feb 2019 #17

The keystone of her Congressional agenda was supposed to have been... George II Feb 2019 #9

She's on Oversight, so you can imagine how much she has to sift through. Qutzupalotl Feb 2019 #22

True, she clearly wasn't snubbed. It's just odd that she decided to not be a member.... George II Feb 2019 #25

Maybe she read Cillizza's hit piece headline on Pelosi supposedly throwing shade on her and threw a PeeJ52 Feb 2019 #15

Since all but one of the appointees... SixString Feb 2019 #24

I see, so if the committee is imperfect, ignore it. If the candidate is imperfect, allow the Eliot Rosewater Feb 2019 #26

I seriously doubt that. Are you implying the other members are only there to make money? George II Feb 2019 #28

I do love how everything is coming together yaesu Feb 2019 #3

Several possibilities zipplewrath Feb 2019 #8

yes, lots of interesting possibilities. nt yaesu Feb 2019 #12

And quite possibly she did the adult thing... Johnyawl Feb 2019 #19

I seriously doubt that - don't forget this is the committee that she demanded be created.... George II Feb 2019 #21

This was the committee that she demanded be formed by Pelosi back in November. George II Feb 2019 #18

Heard AOC interviewed by Chuck Todd this afternoon summer_in_TX Feb 2019 #34

AOC explained it shellyleit Feb 2019 #36

that makes sense, maybe she would have taken it if asked sooner but felt obligated to the yaesu Feb 2019 #37

Got that impression. summer_in_TX Feb 2019 #38

Jared Huffman is a great choice!!! cally Feb 2019 #4

Nothing against Suzanne Bonamici, but... Reader Rabbit Feb 2019 #20

With Mike Levin on the committee. rogue emissary Feb 2019 #23

Good on all the members who didn't "decline.. Cha Feb 2019 #27

this panel has no real power. It's no surprise AOC declined. Kurt V. Feb 2019 #29

Under ordinary circumstances that would make sense, but she insisted that Speaker Pelosi... George II Feb 2019 #30

the committee didn't develope as she had hoped . this sounds like created drama, Kurt V. Feb 2019 #31

When life gives you lemons, you make lemonade. Now, when she's Speaker............... George II Feb 2019 #32

+100 Kurt V. Feb 2019 #33

Just in case not enough is done in the next few years, Cold War Spook Feb 2019 #35