Republican members were named Wed. to House Commerce Committee’s ...
Republican members were named Wed. to House Commerce Committee’s subcommittees, including Telecom and Consumer Protection panels, and chairmen of House Judiciary Committee’s subcommittees. Democrats still haven’t appointed their members to those committees in hope that they can convince Republicans…
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to allot them extra seat or 2 on panels. Commerce Committee also named Rep. Burr (R-N.C.) vice chmn. of full committee, behind Chmn. Tauzin (R-La.). New to Telecom panel are Republican Reps. Bilirakis (Fla.), Barton (Tex.), Shadegg (Ariz.), Davis (Va.). No Republicans still on the Commerce Committee left. Rep. Stearns (Fla.), who was beaten by Rep. Upton (Pa.) to chair subcommittee, was named vice chmn. Appointed to Consumer Protection panel, which is new creation this year, were Republican Reps. Deal (Ga.), who will be vice chmn. behind Chmn. Stearns, plus Upton, Whitfield (Ky.), Cubin (Wyo.), Shimkus (Ill.), Shadegg, Bryant (Tenn.), Buyer (Ind.), Radanovich (Cal.), Pitts (Pa.), Bono (Cal.), Walden (Ore.) and Terry (Neb.). The panel still has one vacancy. On Judiciary Committee, Rep. Coble (R-N.C.) will remain chmn. of Intellectual Property Subcommittee, which has been conspicuously renamed Courts, Internet and Intellectual Property Subcommittee. Rep. Smith (R-Tex.) will chair Crime Subcommittee, while Rep. Chabot (R-O.) gets Constitution Subcommittee and Rep. Barr (R-Ga.) Commercial & Administrative Law Subcommittee.