In Brief: House Commerce Committee
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
House Commerce Committee: House Democratic Caucus appoints Reps. Ted Strickland (Ohio) and Diana DeGette (Colo.) to committee during Nov. 21 elections. Strickland returns to Commerce after losing his 1994 re-election bid; DeGette is a freshman. Also elected are Reps. Albert Wynn (Md.), Gene Green (Tex.) and Karen McCarthy (Mo.). On the Republican side, Rep. Barbara Cubin (Wyo.) joins Commerce, marking the first female GOP member to serve on Commerce since Republicans gained the House majority in 1994. Cubin is joined by Reps. Steve Largent (Okla.), Rick Lazio (N.Y.) and freshmen-elect James Rogan (Calif.) and John Shimkus (Ill.). GOP will have a 28-23 edge in Commerce for the 105th Congress...