House Commerce Health Panel May See Many New Faces In 2013
Executive Summary
Of the two House committees with health care oversight, Energy and Commerce has more members planning departures, with expected changes especially affecting the Democratic side of the Health Subcommittee. Only a handful of Ways and Means Committee legislators are already known to be leaving.
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