Rep. Fred Upton, R-Mich., should chair the Commerce Committee next...
Rep. Fred Upton, R-Mich., should chair the Commerce Committee next year if Rep. Joe Barton, R-Texas, can’t get a waiver from GOP term-limit rules, Rep. Lee Terry, R-Neb., told us Friday. Terry endorsed Barton for chairman (CD Nov 18 p6)…
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in a letter earlier in the week. But Upton is his second choice “because of seniority,” Terry said. Losers of the GOP race for Commerce Committee chair will likely seek the Communications Subcommittee chair as their fallback, unless they want to lead the Energy Subcommittee, he said.