Maloney to serve as acting Oversight chairwoman after Cummings's death
By Cristina Marcos - 10/17/19 10:50 AM EDT
Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.) will fill in as acting chairwoman of the House Oversight Committee following the death of Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.).
Cummings served as the Oversight Committee’s top Democrat since 2011 as both the ranking minority member and chairman until his passing early Thursday from long-running health problems.
Maloney is the next in seniority on the Oversight Committee, which under House rules means that she becomes acting chairwoman in the event of a sudden vacancy, a leadership aide said.
The aide said that the Democratic caucus process to elect a permanent chair will be announced at a later time.
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