Boehner Appoints Female House Committee Chair

[octoberlib]

Source: Talking Points Memo

House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) announced on Friday the appointment of Rep. Candice Miller (R-MI) as chairman of the House Administration Committee for the 113th Congress.

“From ensuring the House runs efficiently and smoothly, to making Congress more open and accessible, Candice has a big job ahead as chairman of the House Administration Committee," Boehner said in a statement. "In her new post, Candice will provide the leadership needed to keep operating costs down, save taxpayer dollars, and help lawmakers use new technology to better engage with their constituents."

House Republicans were previously criticized for not appointing any women or minorities to committee chairmanships.

Read more: http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/entry/boehner-appoints-woman-as-house-admin-committee-chair

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What a joke.

[iandhr]

1. I guess they found the binder they misplaced.

[JustAnotherGen]

2. That's an insult

He did that to be insulting. And she oughta tell him to take his job and shove it up his ass.

[LynneSin]

14. She's a republican - she expects to be treated as a 2nd class citizen

Job position sounds like it's basically office admin

[24601]

46. It's the USHR committee with oversight over federal elections. Measuring the posts on DU

regarding elections the past 6 months, it's anything but trivial.

[politicaljunkie41910]

17. So she's a House Wife??

[Dakota Flint]

24. I say Housekeeper is more like it.

[FreeBC]

39. Exactly... Chairman of the Housekeeping Committee.

[Sekhmets Daughter]

3. Will she have to do the windows as well?

[niyad]

5. nah, just leave at 5 to fix dinner

[Sekhmets Daughter]

33. Amazing isn't it?

Half the country has moved into the 21st century and half moved back to the 19th century. Who said time travel isn't possible?

[wryter2000]

11. Girls don't do windows

She will have to make and serve the coffee, though.

[Sekhmets Daughter]

34. During the 19th century,

the one in which republicans seem to dwell, girls did, indeed, do the windows.

[Dont call me Shirley]

4. NO WAY!!! He let one of those pesky women in the club?!

[DURHAM D]

6. Sounds like a secretarial job.

[JoePhilly]

9. It does.

[octoberlib]

15. As JustAnotherGen said above , it's an insult .

It's very contemptuous of women. The Repubs misogyny knows no bounds.

[cbayer]

16. Agree. How insulting is that?

[xxqqqzme]

32. My first thought as well.

Although now they are named Administrative Assistant, I think.

You can bet the man who chaired this committee before relied on a staff of women to complete the tasks assigned to him.

[wryter2000]

7. For crying out loud

She's the fugging secretary.

[liberal N proud]

8. I am surprised there is a female republican member of Congress

[olddad56]

36. I think that there is a few.

In the last erection, the number of elected Dem women increased in both houses, GOP women decreased in both houses.

Boner was under pressure to place a token woman in a House chair position. In their minds, this will make the party more appealing to women.

What self respecting woman would even vote republican, let alone run for office as a republican.

[Little Star]

10. Which DUer sent him EarlG's pic of the day???? Fess up!

[Sekhmets Daughter]

35. No, she had already been given the privilege of being House Lackey

when this picture came out.

[donnasgirl]

12. Could this be

A little ass kissing on the part of republicans,NAH or could it be they seen the error of their ways NAH,i wonder if they finally woke up NAH,me thinks it's the ass kissing.

[Brickbat]

13. We wouldn't give women secretarial jobs if they weren't so darn good at it!

[Divernan]

18. As of last week, this committee had NO GOP women on it.

The two remaining committees are the Committee on House Administration and the House Ethics Committee. The Committee on House Administration is currently chaired by Rep. Dan Lungren (R-CA), and includes zero Republican women. The Committee on House Ethics chair is Rep. Jo Bonner (R-AL); there are no Republican women on that committee, either.
http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2012/11/28/House-Republican-Women-Press-For-Committee-Chairmanships

[strongermessage]

19. Chairman of the House Administration Committee?

Doesn't Boner realize that in the 21st Century it's acceptable to refer to someone as the Chairwoman?

[niyad]

41. thank you for pointing this out. we fought this battle in the 70's, but, not surprisingly given

the climate, we are having to fight it all over again. she is either the chairWOMAN, or simply the chair. gender neutral language obviously scares the hell out of them.

[frylock]

20. freshen up my coffee, toots. mkay?

[Evasporque]

21. He also created new female exlusive House Cleaning Administrative Subcomittee

"The girls are doing a great job with the coffee in the mornings."

[SoapBox]

22. ROFL!

Boner, you are a joke! You're PUKE n' BAGGER Party is a joke!!

Now, what was that count? 19 Male and 1 Female....ya, that's about right.

...idiot.

[hrmjustin]

23. They got their token. Did they just make this committee up?

[trailmonkee]

25. Earl GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG!!!!!

It's obvious they saw his graphic floating around.... timing is way to suspect

[Third Doctor]

26. This was done for appearance sake

Boner must have gotten wind of the house commitee chair criticism.

[madashelltoo]

27. After everyone POINTED it out, Boner did it

He's an orange ass. Oh, did I forget to say "drunk"?

[asjr]

28. When she shows how well she can clean the mens' restrooms

they may give her a fancy title.

[amb123]

29. TOKEN! House Administration = Glorified HOUSEkeeper.

More proof of the GOP's utter hatred and contempt for womankind.

[SleeplessinSoCal]

30. In other words, she was appointed their secretary.

[1gobluedem]

31. House Office Manager

From the description.

Not surprised.

[SpartanDem]

37. They would put a women on the least important committe

NOTHING of national importance comes through there....she's a glorified secretary.

The Committee on House Administration, which consists of 9 members, has jurisdiction over all legislation and other matters relating to the House of Representatives, such as:
Appropriations from accounts (and the expenditure, auditing and settling thereof) for committee salaries and expenses, except for the Committee on Appropriations; House Information Resources; and allowances and expenses of Members, Delegates, the Resident Commissioner, Officers, and administrative offices of the House.
Employment of persons by the House, including staff for Members, Delegates, the Resident Commissioner, and Committees; and reporters of debates.
The Library of Congress, including management thereof.
The House Library.
Statuary and pictures.
Acceptance or purchase of works of art for the Capitol.
United States Botanic Garden.
Purchase of books and manuscripts.
The Smithsonian Institution and the incorporation of similar institutions .
The Commission on Congressional Mailing Standards (Franking Commission).
Printing and correction of the Congressional Record.
Accounts of the House generally.
Assignment of office space for Members, Delegates, the Resident Commissioner, and Committees.
Disposition of useless executive papers.

[niyad]

40. how in the hell does this committee have anything to do with the library of congress or the

botanic gardens or the smithsonian? as I understand, they all have their own governing bodies.

[rickyhall]

38. Wimin's Work

Sounds like to me...HeHe

[riderinthestorm]

42. Ya know, if women were already instrumental in Rethug top positions, this wouldn't be such big news

But since its an outlier, and so out of the ORDINARY, its news.

K&R for this.

Sad. But there it is....

[niyad]

43. so I looked her up-- wow, did the bonehead know how to pick 'em?

Candice Miller

Candice S. Miller (born May 7, 1954) is the U.S. Representative for Michigan's 10th congressional district, serving since 2003. She is a member of the Republican Party.

The district includes Michigan's Huron, Macomb, and Sanilac counties, plus portions of Lapeer and Oakland counties. She is one of only a few members in Congress whose highest level of education is a high school diploma.


U.S. House of Representatives
Committee assignments

Committee on Homeland Security
Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security (Chairwoman)
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
Subcommittee on Highways and Transit
Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials
Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment

Caucus memberships

Congressional Boating Caucus (Co-Chair)
Congressional Waterways Caucus
International Conservation Caucus
Jobs Now Caucus (Co-Chair)
Sportsmen's Caucus

For the 110th Congress Miller was appointed to continue her service on the House Armed Services Committee and was added to the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, which has jurisdiction over not only surface transportation but also water quality issues related to the Great Lakes. Miller was appointed to the House Committee on Homeland Security in March 2008 and has since left the House Armed Services Committee.[citation needed]
During the 108th Congress, the House Ethics Committee sent her letters of admonishment for having improperly attempted to influence the vote of fellow Michigan congressman Nick Smith on the House floor. She later told the Detroit Free Press, "If a black belt can be intimidated by an overweight middle-age woman, that's too bad."[3]

During the 2003 Iraq War, Mrs. Miller was a member of the Armed Services committee, and part of a "war room" team that relayed information from the Bush administration to Republican members, the news media, and the public.[4]

. . . .

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candice_Miller

[llmart]

44. Candyass Miller.....

is from my district of Michigan. She's basically done nothing much since she was originally elected from a very, very rightwing part of Michigan, so no Democrat would have much of a chance winning here anyway. I believe also but could be mistaken that this was an area that was redistricted (is that a word) and where John Bonior used to serve. He was wonderful in my opinion.

[Auntie Bush]

45. I assume Boner has been watching MSNBC and got the message/hint.

[cactusfractal]

47. Oh, look. Office manager.

I wonder if they'll let her decide on the coffee vendor.