"I'm pleased we now have our new team fully in place - both our elected leaders and new ranking Republicans of each committee. We are committed to earning our majority back by emphasizing the need for smaller, more accountable government. Together we'll hold the new majority accountable for its past promises and its future actions, as well as offer ideas of our own to reclaim our mantle as the party of hope and ideas."Today, House Republicans ratified the following slate of ranking Republican committee members for the 110th Congress:
Standing Committee
Member
Agriculture
Bob Goodlatte (VA)
Appropriations
Jerry Lewis (CA)
Armed Services
Duncan Hunter (CA)
Budget
Paul Ryan (WI)
Education & the Workforce
Howard P. "Buck" McKeon (CA)
Energy & Commerce
Joe Barton (TX)
Financial Services
Spencer Bachus ( AL )
Government Reform
Tom Davis (VA)
Homeland Security
Peter T. King (NY)
House Administration
Vernon J. Ehlers (MI)
Select Committee on Intelligence
Pete Hoekstra (MI)
International Relations
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (FL)
Judiciary
Lamar S. Smith (TX)
Resources
Don Young (AK)
Rules
David Dreier (CA)
Science
Ralph M. Hall (TX)
Small Business
Steve Chabot (OH)
Standards of Official Conduct
Doc Hastings (WA)
Transportation & Infrastructure
John L. Mica (FL)
Veterans' Affairs
Steve Buyer (IN)
Ways & Means
Jim McCrery (LA)