Congress: House GOP taps Rodgers to be Energy & Commerce leader

House Republicans’ Steering Committee has selected Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) to be the next GOP leader on the influential Energy & Commerce Committee with jurisdiction over many EPA activities, taking over for retiring Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR) as the committee’s ranking member. Rodgers, who has served as a member of House Republican leadership, will be the first woman of either party to serve in the top leadership role on the committee. During the current Congress, she has served as...