Reid looks to chop Republican committee seats

[babylonsister]

Reid looks to chop Republican committee seats
By Alexander Bolton
Posted: 11/08/08 01:32 PM


Senate Democratic leaders plan to cut Republican committee seats to reflect the new balance of power in the upper chamber, according to Democratic aides.

Republicans will lose at least one seat on most committees and may lose as many as two on some of the larger panels, such as the powerful Appropriations committee.

One aide said that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) will likely follow the model set at the start of the 103rd Congress, when Democrats held a 57-seat Senate majority, the same margin they are expected to hold when the results of the election become final. The aide said leaders are not likely to add Democratic seats to achieve the proper ratios.

Regan Lachapelle, a spokesperson for Reid, said Democratic leaders would follow precedent in determining how many Republican committee seats to cut.

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http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/reid-looks-to-chop-republican-committee-seats-2008-11-08.html

[katmondoo]

1. Sounds good to me

[BrklynLiberal]

2. The repukes would do alot worse if they were in power.

[gratuitous]

3. Uh oh, Reid's acting like he has a mandate!

Somebody notify the surviving members of the losing minority! Alert the media! It's an unprecedented grab for power by the librul elites! Buy more guns!

[MercutioATC]

4. He doesn't even have the balls to deal with Lieberman...

...maybe he should sort THAT out first.

[pinto]

5. Good, simple move with plenty of precedent to make committees more

representative of the new Senate numbers.

:thumbsup:

[eleny]

6. I'm anxious to learn how this wll affect the Judiciary Committee

:evilgrin:

[LiberalFighter]

7. So much better having fewer members on the committee.

Hopefully, that means Senators will have more time to do a better job.

:donut: