BET: House Republicans Disband the Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties

However, that’s not how some Democrats see it. The Hill reports that Rep. Jasmine Crockett of Texas says the committee needs to reinstate the subcommittee, to do otherwise is to send an “unmistakable message to the American people that their civil rights and civil liberties are no longer a priority to the 118th Congress.”

Crockett, who is by trade a civil rights attorney, said she was appointed to the Oversight Committee on Friday, when she heard the news that the subcommittee had been removed. Calling the decision “reckless and cruel,” Crockett released a statement expressing her dismay over the move.  “Rather than squandering their authority on investigations of the President’s family, the Chairman and House Republicans should use their authority to conduct oversight and investigate the merciless murders of innocent Americans – mainly Americans who look like me – at the hands of law enforcement.” her statement read in part.