Sen. Coats in line behind Jeffords for Labor/Human Resources Committee chair.
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
SEN. COATS' POSSIBLE ROLE AS LABOR COMMITTEE CHAIR could cement his position as a leading advocate for pharmaceutical issues in the 105th Congress. Sen. Dan Coats (R-Ind.), who appears likely to emerge as one of the pharmaceutical industry's strongest allies on Capitol Hill, has been discussed as a possible chairman of the Senate Labor & Human Resources Committee following the retirement of Sen. Nancy Kassebaum (R-Kan.).