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Katie Porter isn't part of 'The Squad.' But the freshman House Democrat is stirring up trouble for Trump
By Katie Lobosco, CNN
Updated 9:53 AM ET, Sun July 21, 2019
Washington (CNN)When Hillary Clinton lost the 2016 presidential election, a California law professor named Katie Porter -- who had been expecting to join Clinton's transition team to advise on housing policy -- thought she would sit the next four years out of government.
She figured she'd wind up working for Elizabeth Warren, her former Harvard law school professor, or Kamala Harris, who in 2012 appointed Porter to be California's monitor of a nationwide mortgage settlement, to run for president. Instead, she ran for Congress in 2018, winning a Republican seat and joining the "blue wave" of Democrats taking over the House.
Porter, 45, isn't part of "The Squad" -- the four-woman group of freshman progressives of color who were attacked this week by President Donald Trump. But she's emerged as a viral star when it comes to how banks and the government treat the working poor and puncturing Trump's claims about the economy.
She's carving out a Warren-esque role for herself that's included asking top officials do basic math under oath.
Her targets so far have included major Wall Street players like JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon, Equifax CEO Mark Begor, and now-former Wells Fargo CEO Tim Sloan.
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Katie Porter isn't part of 'The Squad.' But the freshman House Democrat is stirring up trouble... (Original Post)
DonViejo
Jul 2019
OP
Very impressed with her! Also, she had the courage to come out for impeachment even
Nevermypresident
Jul 2019
#3
There are dozens of Democratic freshmen who are dedicated to doing the job....
George II
Jul 2019
#7
True Dough
(17,251 posts)1. Katie Porter is definitely another star for the Dems
We have SO MANY amazing representatives. I don't know if there's been a point in history when the Democratic Party has been so loaded with tremendous individuals.
theaocp
(4,232 posts)2. Couldn't say it better, so THIS
Porter is on point.
Nevermypresident
(781 posts)3. Very impressed with her! Also, she had the courage to come out for impeachment even
though she won a republican seat mid-terms. Country over party.
Bayard
(22,005 posts)4. This is one smart Rep
I've been impressed every time I've seen her interviewed, or in a hearing.
pattyloutwo
(279 posts)5. She's so smart and amazing!
Karadeniz
(22,470 posts)6. Love her! She's a keeper! More media should invite her on their shows.
George II
(67,782 posts)7. There are dozens of Democratic freshmen who are dedicated to doing the job....
....their constituents elected them to do. They're there to legislate, not pander for headlines.
Good for Porter, good for Hill, good for Hayes, and good for all the other hardworking Democrats in the House.