"Mama Grizzly"), as well as by former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney. Buerkle, who received substantial Tea Party support in 2010, was described as having "[ridden] the tea party wave to Washington, winning an upstate New York district that leans Democratic on promises of reducing the size of government and repealing the health care overhaul." 2012 In redistricting, Buerkle's district was renumbered as the 24th district and made more Democratic. Buerkle was endorsed by the National Rifle Association. She faced a rematch against Maffei and lost, 48.7 percent to 43.3 percent. Tenure In 2011, Buerkle voted to repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010. In 2011 Buerkle voted to renew the Patriot Act. On September 16, 2011, President Barack Obama named Buerkle to serve as a U.S. representative to the 66th Session of the United Nations General Assembly, which started in late 2011. Buerkle was previously selected by John Boehner to represent the Republicans. In May 2012, Buerkle stated that she opposed the procurement practices of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) with regard to security screening equipment. Speaking of a report by the House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee (T&I) and Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (OGR), of which Buerkle was a member, she wrote, "This report is evidence that TSA is a flawed agency and is wasting the taxpayers' money. TSA has repeatedly failed to effectively procure and deploy screening equipment that actually detects threats. Making matters worse is that as complaints about the invasiveness of TSA searches continue to increase, significant amounts of state-of-the-art technology is sitting, unused in warehouses in Texas." Committee assignments Committee on Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, and Human Rights Subcommittee on the Middle East and South Asia Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade (Vice Chair) Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Regulatory Affairs, Stimulus Oversight and Government Spending (Vice Chair) Subcommittee on TARP, Financial Services and Bailouts of Public and Private Programs Committee on Veterans Affairs Subcommittee on Health (Chairwoman) Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission In May 2013, Buerkle was nominated by President Barack Obama to serve on the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). She was confirmed by the United States Senate and assumed the role of CPSC commissioner on July 23, 2013. Buerkle became acting chairman of the agency on February 9, 2017. In July 2017, she was