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Do US House of Representatives members really need to "bring in a certain amount of donations, frankly, to get some top positions" on committees?
if this is indeed so ("Say it ain't so Joe, say it ain't so!)
As a strictly technical matter it isn't true. Committee assignments are made by House leadership for a party with the approval of ...
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Do US House of Representatives members really need to "bring in a certain amount of donations, frankly, to get some top positions" on committees?
ohwilleke's answer is entirely correct. But I think it would be helpful to look at why committee assignments are such a big deal in the first place.
The US Congress is structured differently from a ...
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Do US House of Representatives members really need to "bring in a certain amount of donations, frankly, to get some top positions" on committees?
Bob Ney (R), head of the House Administration Committee from 2001 through 2006, claimed this to be the case in a interview:
Jones: What’s your view on SuperPACs?
Ney: They’re outrageous. It’s ...
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