Republicans have already named who they intend to take over each committee, but it won’t be official until all members are sworn in on Jan. 3. So, Republicans can make changes before then and ensure there is some female representation in the assignments, but doing so would admit they need more diversity, equity and inclusion.
“It’s unfortunate,” Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R-N.Y.) told Bloomberg. She’s currently an assistant whip and on the Ways and Means Committee.
“We’ve never been the party that was about checking boxes or identity politics, but the difference is we have women that are qualified to be chairs, and I don’t know why there wasn’t one who was able to become a chairperson of a committee,“ she added.
The only woman who sought a chair post was Rep. Ann Wagner (R-MO). She lost to Rep. Brian Mast (R-FL).
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they didn’t just vote for it. They joined it. They spent time and money on it. They chose to represent it.
In short: they fucked around. Guess what happens next?
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amhrancas 