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Chaffetz to succeed Issa as House oversight chairman | Chaffetz to succeed Issa as House oversight chairman |
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Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) on Tuesday won a four-way race to succeed Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) next year as chairman of the powerful House Oversight and Government Reform Committee. | Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) on Tuesday won a four-way race to succeed Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) next year as chairman of the powerful House Oversight and Government Reform Committee. |
The GOP’s House Steering Committee selected Chaffetz over Reps. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), John Mica (R-Fla.) and Mike Turner (R-Ohio). | The GOP’s House Steering Committee selected Chaffetz over Reps. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), John Mica (R-Fla.) and Mike Turner (R-Ohio). |
“The faith placed in me by my colleagues today is a tremendous honor and privilege,” the future chairman said in a statement. “I am fully committed to taking on difficult tasks that a chairmanship requires. | “The faith placed in me by my colleagues today is a tremendous honor and privilege,” the future chairman said in a statement. “I am fully committed to taking on difficult tasks that a chairmanship requires. |
Turner posed perhaps the stiffest challenge in the race for the gavel, particularly because he and House Speaker John Boehner (R), a member of the steering committee, both hail from Ohio. | Turner posed perhaps the stiffest challenge in the race for the gavel, particularly because he and House Speaker John Boehner (R), a member of the steering committee, both hail from Ohio. |
But Chaffetz, who heads the oversight panel’s subcommittee on national security, has led reviews of some high-profile issues in recent years, including the Secret Service’s botched handling of White House security breaches and the agency’s Colombia prostitution scandal. | |
Issa, the term-limited current head of the oversight panel, described the future chairman as a “valued colleague and demonstrated leader who will continue the work of the Oversight Committee in the next Congress.” | Issa, the term-limited current head of the oversight panel, described the future chairman as a “valued colleague and demonstrated leader who will continue the work of the Oversight Committee in the next Congress.” |
Rep Elijah Cummings (D-Md.), the committee’s top Democrat, said he looks forward to working with Chaffetz, according to an article from The Hill. “I am encouraged that Rep. Chaffetz has shown a sincere interest in working together and focusing on reform, and I hope this bipartisanship continues,” he said. | Rep Elijah Cummings (D-Md.), the committee’s top Democrat, said he looks forward to working with Chaffetz, according to an article from The Hill. “I am encouraged that Rep. Chaffetz has shown a sincere interest in working together and focusing on reform, and I hope this bipartisanship continues,” he said. |
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