Pelosi: Announces Nominations for Chairs Exclusive Committees

[Monkeyman]

Speaker-designate Nancy Pelosi announced today that the Democratic Steering Committee nominated the Chairs of four exclusive House Committees. The Steering Committee unanimously nominated:

1-Congressman John Dingell of Michigan as Chairman of Energy and Commerce Committee

2- Congressman David Obey of Wisconsin as Chairman of the Appropriations Committee

3- Congressman Charles Rangel of New York as Chairman of the Ways and Means Committee

4- Congressman Barney Frank of Massachusetts as Chairman of the Financial Services Committee


Pelosi also announced her nomination of Congressman John Spatt of South Carolina as the Chairman of the Budget Committee and Congresswomen Louise Slaughter of New York as the Chairwomen of the Rules Committee.

The Full Democratic Caucus will vote tomorrow on these nominations.

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