Rep. David Scott (D-Ga.) skipped an interview on Wednesday with the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) as the race heats up for the top Democratic seat on the House Agriculture Committee --- a move that frustrated some CBC members as they vet the various candidates.

Scott is currently the ranking member of the powerful panel, but a pair of junior Democrats --- Reps. Jim Costa (D-Calif.) and Angie Craig (D-Minn.) --- are vying for that spot in the next Congress.

The CBC had invited all three candidates to meet with the group on Wednesday. Costa and Craig participated, but Scott did not.

Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) said Scott, who is also a member of the CBC, would have been a shoo-in for the post based on his seniority --- at least in the........

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