With the retirement from Congress of House Energy and Commerce (HEC) Committee chair Cathy McMorris Rogers (R-WA), the gavel was up for grabs in what is arguably the most powerful committee in the House. The third and fourth ranking Republicans, Representatives Bob Latta of Ohio and Brett Guthrie of Kentucky, squared off to lead the panel, with Gutherie winning the backing of the House Republican Steering Committee yesterday. The next step to Guthrie’s ascension is for the full conference to ratify the Steering Committee’s choice, which typically is a formality.The HEC Committee is the oldest standing legislative committee in the House of Representatives and its broad jurisdiction – which includes health care (Guthrie is the chair of the he...
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