It is unclear, for now, whether Pelosi will try and appoint other members to the panel, as she has the authority to do under committee rules. He said the panel has lost “all legitimacy” because Pelosi wouldn’t allow the Republicans to name their own members. Pelosi accepted McCarthy’s three other picks — Illinois Rep. Rodney Davis, North Dakota Rep. Kelly Armstrong and Texas Rep. In a statement after McCarthy tapped him for the panel, he sharply criticized the Democrats who had set it up. “Make no mistake, Nancy Pelosi created this committee solely to malign conservatives and to justify the Left’s authoritarian agenda,” Banks said.

Source: Huffington Post July 22, 2021 19:52 UTC