Senate rabble-rousers are gaining power
Hardline conservatives are gaining power in the Senate atop key committees.Why it matters: The senators known for rankling GOP leadership now have gavels that let them hold hearings, advance legislation and even issue subpoenas.Driving the news: Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) will be the new chair of the Budget Committee, Senate Republicans agreed in their closed-door lunch Tuesday.The committee, which has a key role in reconciliation, had been chaired by the late Sen.
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Hardline conservatives are gaining power in the Senate atop key committees.Why it matters: The senators known for rankling GOP leadership now have gavels that let them hold hearings, advance legislation and even issue subpoenas.Driving the news: Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) will be the new chair of the Budget Committee, Senate Republicans agreed in their closed-door lunch Tuesday.The committee, which has a key role in reconciliation, had been chaired by the late Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.)Johnson also chairs the Homeland Security subcommittee on investigations, allowing him to launch probes into everything from former President Biden's health to Meta's alleged cooperation with China.What to watch: Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) is next in line to take the gavel on the powerful Judiciary Committee next Congress, following Graham's death and Sen.
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- Hardline conservatives are gaining power in the Senate atop key committees.Why it matters: The senators known for rankling GOP leadership now have gavels that let them hold hearings, advance legislation and even issue subpoenas.Driving the news: Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) will be the new chair of the Budget Committee, Senate Republicans agreed in their closed-door lunch Tuesday.The committee, which has a key role in reconciliation, had been chaired by the late Sen.
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