Committees
New Chairs for House Committees
Inside Higher Ed reports House Republicans have nominated congressmen for leadership positions, including several posts related to higher education. Committee leadership for the Democrat-controlled Senate have not yet been announced for the next Congress, which takes office in January. Click here to read the full story.
Congressional Leadership Votes and Announcements
APLU’s Council on Government Affairs (CGA) reports that the Senate Democratic Conference voted yesterday to keep its leadership team with Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV) as Minority Leader, Sen. Richard Durbin (D-IL) as Senate Democratic whip, Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY) as conference vice chairman and Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) as conference secretary. Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) […]