Rep. Robert Garcia, a Democrat from California, was formally inducted as the ranking member of the House Oversight Committee by Vice President Kamala Harris earlier this week. This ceremonial swearing-in occurred as Committee Chairman James Comer, representing the Republican Party, weighed the possibility of summoning Harris for testimony in the ongoing investigation into former President Joe Biden. Harris, who previously served as California’s attorney general, took on the ceremonial role in a manner reminiscent of her time as mayor of Long Beach. The event took place amid heightened scrutiny of Biden’s administration, with Comer expressing interest in hearing from Harris regarding potential conspiracies to conceal signs of mental decline in Biden.
Harris, who swore Garcia in as mayor of Long Beach in 2014 when she was California’s attorney general, reprised that role on Wednesday in a ceremonial swearing-in when Garcia took over his new Oversight role. This development occurred the same week as House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer, R-Ky., again didn’t rule out bringing Harris in before his committee as he investigates whether former President Joe Biden’s top aides conspired to hide signs of mental decline in the ex-commander-in-chief.
Comer emphasized the potential value of Harris’s testimony, stating,