Markey to become chair of House environment panelA big development today, as Rep. Ed Markey (D-MA) declares he intends to take over the chairmanship of the House Energy and Commerce Committee's subcommittee on Energy and the Environment. Markey disclosed this in today’s Boston Globe.
Markey will be bumping Rep. Rick Boucher (D-VA), a nice guy but one
wedded to protecting the interests of the coal industry. Markey’s move is
part of a changing of the guard in Congress that began when Rep. Henry
Waxman (D-CA) deposed Rep. John Dingell (D-MI) as chair of the full Energy
and Commerce Committee.
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