No women will lead House committees for first time in two decades
No women will lead a House committee for the first time in two decades after House Republicans revealed their list of committee leaders for the 119th Congress on Thursday.
The 17 standing committees, whose leaders were selected by the House Republican Steering Committee, will be dominated by white men when the new Congress is seated on Jan. 3. No people of color were selected, either.
The last time there was not at least one woman leading a standing committee in the House was the 109th Congress, from 2005 until 2006. [Continue reading…]
Former Virginia Rep. Barbara Comstock, a Republican, tweeted ahead of the final selections:
Very fitting in the MAGA Era – No Women Need Apply: Punchbowl News reports, “House Republicans started to select their committee chairs this week. And as the top spots start to fill out, there’s one group glaringly absent from their roster: GOP women.”
— Barbara Comstock (@BarbaraComstock) December 10, 2024