House GOP Steering Comm. Picks Reps. Upton, Pitts, Rogers For Key Posts

[The Pope]

The House Republican Steering Committee on Tuesday selected Rep. Fred Upton (Mich.) to become chair of the chamber's Energy and Commerce Committee -- which has jurisdiction over federal health policy -- and Rep. Harold Rogers (Ky.) to become chair of the House Appropriations Committee, the New York Times reports. Upton said that antiabortion-rights Rep. Joe Pitts (R-Pa...

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