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Cali_Democrat

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Wed Nov 28, 2012, 12:40 AM Nov 2012

House GOP committee chairs named, all white men [View all]


By
Leigh Ann Caldwell
CBS News/ November 27, 2012, 7:07 PM

As House Democrats are proclaiming 2012 the year of the minority because for the first time white men will not make up the majority of their caucus when the new Congress assembles in January, Republicans have a long way to go to get to that point.

House Speaker John Boehner released the proposed recommendations for chairmen in 19 of the 21 House committees - powerful posts that set legislative agenda and priorities in respective issue areas - and there's not one woman or minority on the list.

In the current congress, one Hispanic woman led a committee: Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, R-Fla., who is chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee through the end of the year. She's stepping down as chairman due to caucus-imposed term limits on committee chairmen.

In fact, most of the chairmen from the 112th Congress are returning to their posts in the 113th - there are only six new chairmen out of the 19 announced.

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-34222_162-57555284-10391739/house-gop-committee-chairs-named-all-white-men/
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They look bought and paid for by the rich. hrmjustin Nov 2012 #1
republicans break rules again Angry Dragon Nov 2012 #2
Ahhh Samjm Nov 2012 #3
Im' not a bit surprised 2naSalit Nov 2012 #4
Because of seniority... Tx4obama Nov 2012 #5
Bhaaawwwh! Tutonic Nov 2012 #6
It looks like a vile version of the Brady Bunch davidpdx Nov 2012 #7
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