Texans will chair some powerful committees in the House, but their roles in top leadership elections last week were more often as anti-establishment voices than contenders. texas politics kprc2 click2houston
, costing it some of its deep institutional experience — a phenomenon Republican staffers privately say is a result of the hyperpolarization of the Trump era., a widely respected member on both sides of the aisle, will retire after this year, opening up his perch atop Republicans on the powerful Ways and Means Committee. Rep. Mike Conaway, who chaired the Ethics and Agriculture committees, retired in 2021.
The same can be said of McCaul, the top Republican on the House Foreign Affairs Committee who will likely lead Republican investigations into the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan and be a Republican voice for continued military support for Ukraine. McCaul has been in office since 2005 and chaired the House Homeland Security Committee from 2013-19., who has served since 2013, is running unopposed to succeed Rep.
Burgess’ office didn’t respond to inquiries on whether he is gunning for the Budget Committee gavel. Committee assignments are highly sensitive affairs, often used by leadership as both carrot and stick to enforce party discipline.
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