Rep. Fred Upton, R-Mich., was picked to be the next House Commerce...
Rep. Fred Upton, R-Mich., was picked to be the next House Commerce Committee chairman. He beat other challengers for the spot, who included ex-Chairman Joe Barton of Texas, in a vote taken Tuesday afternoon by the House Republican Steering Committee,…
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his office and other Hill aides said. That was expected (CD Dec 7 p1). All GOP representatives are set to vote Wednesday to ratify the steering committee’s selections for committee chairmen, said a spokesman for incoming House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio. He couldn’t say if Upton will be unopposed in the caucus vote. Barton won’t ask the Republican caucus to vote individually on him, a spokeswoman for him said.