Speaking of bipartisan: two GOPers for top committee spots
The extremely large Democratic house majority has reached across the aisle to pick two extremely well qualified folks to head up committees. Seattle Times:
House Democrats on Wednesday awarded two Republicans top committee posts, a concrete sign that Democrats intend to reach across the political aisle, House leaders said.Rep. Tom Campbell, R-Roy, will be chairman of the newly formed Select Committee on Environmental Health, and Rep. Maureen Walsh, R-College Place, will be vice chairwoman of the House Committee on Early Learning & Children's Services.
Both lawmakers are favorites of the Democrats, who broadened their House majority to 62-36 last month. Campbell, a former Democrat who switched parties in 1995, is essentially an independent who doesn't sit with either party caucus. He bolted the GOP caucus a few years ago and hasn't returned. He is a moderate and often votes with the Democrats but still considers himself a Republican and was re-elected under the party label last month.
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