No ladies will lead a Home committee for the primary time in 20 years after Home Republicans revealed their record of committee leaders for the 119th Congress on Thursday.
The 17 standing committees, whose leaders have been chosen by the Home Republican Steering Committee, will probably be dominated by white males when the brand new Congress is seated on Jan. 3. No folks of coloration have been chosen, both.
The final time there was not no less than one lady main a standing committee within the Home was the 109th Congress, from 2005 till 2006.
“From securing our southern border, to unleashing American power, to combating to decrease Bidenflation, and making our communities secure once more, our Committee Chairs are able to get to work fulfilling the American folks’s mandate and enacting President Trump’s America-First agenda,” Home Majority Chief Steve Scalise stated in asserting the record of chairs. “Home Republicans are heading into the 119th Congress ready to deal with the problems most essential to hardworking Individuals and battle for significant legislative wins.
“I sit up for working with these sturdy leaders and their Committees to advance President Trump’s priorities and ship the American folks the federal government they voted for in November,” he added.
On this July 11, 2023, file picture, Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, chair of the Home Vitality and Commerce Committee, speaks throughout a press convention on the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C.
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Three Republican ladies led Home committees within the 118th Congress: Texas Rep. Kay Granger chaired the Appropriations Committee, Washington Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers chaired the Vitality and Commerce Committee and North Carolina Rep. Virginia Foxx chaired the Training and the Workforce Committee.
Neither Granger nor McMorris Rodgers ran for reelection in 2024, although Foxx did earn an eleventh time period in workplace. Nonetheless, Foxx, 81, had already been granted a waiver to steer her committee within the 118th Congress past the six-year time period limits the Home GOP imposes, and she or he didn’t request an extra waiver. She had served as chairwoman within the one hundred and fifteenth Congress, in addition to rating member within the 116th and the 117th. Michigan Rep. Tim Walberg will take over the chairmanship of the Training and the Workforce Committee as an alternative.
On this Could 23, 2024, file picture, Rep. Virginia Foxx speaks at a listening to of the Home Committee on Training and the Workforce on the US Capitol in Washington, D.C.
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“Chairmen of committees are crucial positions however we actually do interact all of the membership,” Home Speaker Mike Johnson stated earlier this week forward of the choices. “We’ve extraordinary ladies serving in Congress and within the Republican Convention. In reality, we elected some actually sturdy ladies within the upcoming freshmen class.
“We worth these voices. And everyone has an equal say on the desk,” he famous. “These are considerate elections. We’ve a humiliation of riches, frankly.”
Home Speaker Mike Johnson speaks at a press convention for Home Republicans, following their management assembly, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Nov. 13, 2024.
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Florida Rep. Brian Mast, a detailed Trump ally, will lead the Home Overseas Affairs Committee. Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan will proceed to steer the Judiciary Committee, Kentucky Rep. James Comer will proceed to steer the Oversight Committee and Missouri Rep. Jason Smith will proceed to steer the highly effective Methods and Means Committee.
“Very becoming within the MAGA Period – No Girls Want Apply,” former Virginia Rep. Barbara Comstock, a Republican, posted forward of the ultimate choices.
The Republican Social gathering may have a trifecta within the new 12 months with management of the Home, Senate, and White Home, however the razor-thin majority of 220 Republicans to 215 Democrats within the Home will go away little room for dissent, particularly with two members of the Home GOP set to be nominated for posts within the Trump administration and the resignation of Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz.
“After 4 years of struggling underneath the unconventional insurance policies of the Biden-Harris Administration and a Democrat-controlled Senate, the American folks made clear they’re prepared for a change,” Scalise added. “With Republicans taking management of the White Home, Senate, and Home, it’s crucial we’re in place to maneuver President Trump’s agenda effectively and thoughtfully so we will shortly restore our nation to greatness.”
ABC Information’ John Parkinson contributed to this report.
