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Maloney to be acting House oversight chair after Cummings death aide

FILE PHOTO: Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) cries as Christine Blasey Ford testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, U.S., September 27, 2018. Andrew Harnik/Pool via REUTERS

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Representative Carolyn Maloney will be the acting chair of the House Oversight and Reform Committee after the death Thursday of chairman Elijah Cummings, a senior Democratic leadership aide said.

Maloney is No. 2 Democrat in seniority on the panel. The caucus process to elect a permanent chair will be announced at a later time, the aide said.

Reporting by Susan Heavey; Writing by Doina Chiacu; Editing by Lisa Lambert

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