Dems vow response to DOJ charges against New Jersey Rep. McIver

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

52% : In her statement announcing the charges, Habba said that congressional oversight was an "important constitutional function" and that she supported lawmakers' right to conduct it.
51% : WASHINGTON (CN) -- House Democrats on Tuesday pledged to support a New Jersey congresswoman who the Justice Department charged with assault this week after an altercation with Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers outside a detention facility.
41% : The top House Republican, who had just come from a GOP conference meeting with Trump, reasoned that "we've already done a ton of media" and urged reporters to "hold the questions" so Republican leaders could continue work on budget legislation.
34% : And the congressman responded to questions about the video from the Delaney Hall scuffle, which appeared to show McIver push back on law enforcement officers, arguing that it was the agents themselves who were attempting to "impede" congressional oversight.
31% : " McIver has said that the Justice Department mischaracterized her actions earlier this month, writing in a statement Monday that the charges were "purely political" and designed to criminalize legitimate congressional oversight.
19% : "Clearly Donald Trump is very comfortable appointing people who can't get confirmed to those positions," said Aguilar, citing Ed Martin, the president's ill-fated nominee for D.C.'s U.S. attorney slot.
9% : House Democrats are furious, accusing the Justice Department and the Donald Trump administration of sidestepping congressional oversight authority and undertaking a political revenge mission against McIver.

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