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Dems reject Matheson’s rule changes
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| Contributor | Jason |
| Last Edited | Jason Nov 18, 2010 05:23pm |
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| Category | News |
| Media | Newspaper - Salt Lake Tribune |
| News Date | Thursday, November 18, 2010 11:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | One day after he tried to help a friend topple Nancy Pelosi, Rep. Jim Matheson, D-Utah, attempted to reduce her power within the caucus. Both bids failed.
Matheson wanted to strip House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s ability to appoint her confidants to top party positions on committees that oversee campaigns, political strategy and congressional rules, when the new Congress reconvenes in early January and Republicans take control.
He proposed that all of the Democratic House members should vote on the party positions, which he believes would have given more moderate Democrats like himself a greater chance to snag the prime spots.
Instead Pelosi offered her own suggestion, that the members of the party’s Steering and Policy Committee pick their own leaders. Her idea carried the day. |
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