Democratic Win Would Move Committees Far to Left

When voters go the polls this November, they should remember who will take charge of the major committees in the House if the Democrats win a majority. Under Republicans, House committees have been chaired by moderates or conservatives, and often a chairman who is generally moderate (such as Homeland security Chairman Peter King of New York) is in fact a conservative when it comes to the area for which his committee is responsible.

Even if Republicans retain the majority, three chairmanships will change hands because Representatives Jim Nussle (R.-Iowa.), Henry Hyde (R.-Ill.) and Bill Thomas (R.-Calif.) are retiring. But in a Republican House, those chairmen are likely to be replaced by members at least as conservative as they are. If Democrats take control of the House, the chairmanship of every major committee will lurch to the left.

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