Three GOP House Members Named to "Super Committee"

August 10, 2011

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Speaker John Boehner made the announcment this morning:

Washington (Aug 10)

House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) today announced his intent to appoint the following three lawmakers to represent House Republicans on the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction:
  • House Republican Conference Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX)
  • House Ways & Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) 
  • House Energy & Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI)

Speaker Boehner has tapped Chairman Hensarling to serve as a co-chair of the joint select committee.  Boehner issued the following statement regarding the appointments of Chairmen Hensarling, Camp, and Upton:

“Our debt and deficits are a threat to our economy, and America cannot achieve long-term job growth until we take action to address this crisis. In the weeks ahead, a serious, bipartisan committee of lawmakers will begin the hard but necessary work of making the tough choices needed to rein in mandatory and entitlement spending, which are the drivers of our debt.  The lawmakers I have appointed to serve on this joint committee are proven leaders who have earned the trust and confidence of their colleagues and constituents.  They understand the gravity of our debt crisis and I appreciate their willingness to serve on this panel.


Paul Ryan’s name is conspicuous by its absence, but apparently he asked not to be on the committee saying he’ll need to conceive of the budget these guys come up with .

Still the intellectual fire power certainly resides with the Republicans on this committee. I mean just look at these dim bulbs here.
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