Democrats, voting Tuesday on who should serve as their top member on the House Oversight and Accountability Committee, overwhelmingly backed Rep. Gerry Connolly, D-Va., a 74-year-old with cancer, dealing a blow to the party's progressive wing and hopes that a younger generation would take over such leadership positions.
By a margin of 131 to 84, House Democrats voted for Connolly over the 35-year-old Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., whose bid for the top oversight job was reportedly opposed by former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, 84, who underwent hip-replacement surgery over the weekend.
