House Republicans choose committee chairs
WASHINGTON — House Republicans selected their committee leaders Dec. 7.
As expected, John Mica (R-Fla.) was elected to chair the Transportation & Infrastructure Committee for 2011-2012. Most legislation affecting air, bus and rail members originates in this committee.
Here is the full list of Republican chairs for the upcoming Congress:
Agriculture: Frank Lucas of Oklahoma
Appropriations: Hal Rogers of Kentucky
Armed Services: Howard “Buck” McKeon of California
Budget: Paul Ryan of Wisconsin
Education and Labor: John Kline of Minnesota
Energy and Commerce: Fred Upton of Michigan
Financial Services: Spencer Bachus of Alabama
Foreign Affairs: Ileana Ros-Lehtinen of Florida
Homeland Security: Peter King of New York
Judiciary: Lamar Smith of Texas
Natural Resources: Doc Hastings of Washington
Oversight and Government Reform: Darrell Issa of California
Science and Technology: Ralph Hall of Texas
Small Business: Sam Graves of Missouri
Transportation and Infrastructure: John Mica of Florida
Veterans’ Affairs: Jeff Miller of Florida
Ways and Means: David Camp of Michigan