Reps. Brady, McDermott Trade For Ways And Means Health Panel Posts
This article was originally published in The Pink Sheet Daily
Executive Summary
The top posts of the House Ways and Means Committee’s Health Subcommittee will be taken over by newcomers to the panel, with Kevin Brady, R-Texas, as chairman and Jim McDermott, D-Wash., as ranking member.
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