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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 Columbia prostitution scandal. 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.