Five New Democrats Tapped For House Energy And Commerce Committee

The House Democratic Caucus named five new members to the House Energy and Commerce Committee during the first week of the congressional session. Yvette Clarke (NY), David Loebsack (IA), Kurt Schrader (OR), Joseph Kennedy, III (MA) and Tony Cárdenas (CA) are the new Democrats on the panel. Of the five, Cárdenas, Kennedy and Schrader -- along with Doris Matsui (CA) and Ben Ray Lujan (NM) -- will join the health subcommittee that oversees food and drug policy, as well as...